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Finding aid

IAD_06

Sound recordings collected by The Institute for Aboriginal Development

Incorporated, 1981-2000

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ACCESS

Availability of copies

Listening copies are available. To arrange an appointment to listen to the recordings or to order copies, contact the Access and Client Services by sending an email to [email protected] or phone (02) 6261 4212.

Restrictions on listening This collection is open for listening to the individuals on the recordings, their family members and communities. All other clients may only listen to this collection with the permission of the interviewees or their immediate family (as stipulated in the Dictionary Agreement Forms provided by the depositor). Some materials in this collection are restricted and may only be listened to by the individuals on the recordings, their family members and communities. The songs on archive recording 026461 are restricted; refer to audition sheets below for more details.

Restrictions on use This collection is partially restricted. It contains materials which may only be copied with the permission of the interviewees or their immediate family (as stipulated in the Dictionary Agreement Forms). Permission must be sought from the interviewees or their next of kin for any publication or quotation of this material. Any publication or quotation must be consistent with the Copyright Act (1968).

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

Date: 1981-2000

Extent: 57 audiocassettes (approximately 60 min. each) 1 audiocassette (approximately 45 min. each) 4 audiocassettes (approximately 90 min. each)

Production history These recordings were collected by Myfany Turpin, Jennifer Green and Robert Hoogenraad for the Institute for Aboriginal Development (IAD), during fieldwork at Alekerenge, Amoonguna, Arlparra, Neutral Junction, Barrow Creek, Tara, Laramba/Napperby, Alice Springs, Murray Downs, Stirling Station, Tennant Creek and Utopia in the Northern Territory of Australia. The recordings encompass interviews and word elicitation excercises collected for the development of the IAD Anmatyerr and Kaytetye Dictionaries collection.

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The following individuals were interviewed during this fieldwork: Ali Namadjang (spelling?), Beryl Ross, Blanche Ross, Carol Green, Carol Thompson, Connie Ngal, Eileen Ampetyan, Elsie Mpetyan, Elsie Numina, ‘Emilia’(?) [Emily Hayes?], Emily Rankine, Fanny Mpetyan, Gracie Ampetyan/Mpetyan, Gladdie Mpetyan, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl/Apwerl/Perrurle/Pula, Jackie Tywekertaye, Jacob Apetyarr, Janie Ampetyan, Kitty Peltharr, Lena Ngal, Lena Skinner, Lena Pwerle, Lowie Pwerle, Maggie(?), Margaret Watyale, Mary Ngal (née Cole/Cool), Myrtle Apetyarr, Nancy Mpetyan (née Campbell), Nancy Nakkamarra, Noreen Watyale, Patsy Mpetyan, Peter Young, Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Rosy Ngal, Ruby Kngwarray, Tommy Thompson, Velda Naparula Shannon and Weetji Ampetyan. Please note that several interviewees appear with alternate spellings of surnames throught the collection. Where this has occurred, the spelling in audition sheets reflects the documentation regarding spelling of surnames provided by the depositor. This collection was deposited with AIATSIS on 15 August 2001.

RELATED MATERIAL Important: before you click on any links in this section, please read our sensitivity message. AIATSIS holds print and audio materials directly related to this audio collection.

• Print: Kaytetye Picture Dictionary (2004), by Alison Ross and Myfany Turpin (call numbers L K387.003/2, L KIT K387.003/1 PT 1 BOOK, and L KIT K387.003/1 PT 2 CD).

• Print: Central Anmatyerr Picture Dictionary (2003), by Jenny Green (call number L A498.003/2) • Print: Kaytetye to English Dictionary (2012), by Myfany Turpin and Alison Ross (call number L

K387.003/3). • Print: Central and Eastern Anmatyerr to English dictionary (2010), Jenny Green (call numbers L

A498.003/3 and REF 499.15 CEN). • Audio: IAD Anmatyerr and Kaytetye Dictionary tapes, (1997-2001), Jenny Green, the Institute for

Aboriginal Development and Myfany Turpin (call number: IAD_05). • Audio: Tapes from the Kaytetye-Anmatyerre Dictionary Project (1997-2001), Jenny Green and the

Institute for Aboriginal Development (Call number: IAD_07). For a complete listing of related material held by AIATSIS, consult our online catalogue, Mura®. To conduct a search of available audio finding aids, please click here.

ARCHIVIST'S NOTE The IAD_06 collection is comprised of the following field tapes: 372-380, 439-447, 449, 451-454, 456, 790, 800-801, 814-819, 823-833, 852, 856-863, 868-873, 896, 899. This finding aid was compiled from information provided by Jenny Green and audition sheets prepared by AIATSIS staff. Timing points may be slightly out depending on the technologies and procedures in place at the time the recordings were auditioned.

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ITEM LIST

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026458 372, side A Tommy Thompson telling the Kwerteyetenge (Rainbow snake) story in Kaytetye language (C13) at Alekerenge, Northern Territory.

026459 372, side B Interview with Tommy Thompson in Kaytetye language (C13) and English at Alekerenge, Northern Territory.

026460 373, side A Sentence elicitation with Hilda Pwerl in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026461 373, side B Sentence elicitation and songs with Hilda Pwerl in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory. RESTRICTED – ceremonial material

026462 374, side A Word elicitation (nouns) with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026463 374, side B Word elicitation (nouns) with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026464 375, side A Word elicitation (verbs) with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026465 375, side B Word elicitation (verbs) with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026466 376, side A Word elicitation (various) and story with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026467 376, side B Word elicitation (various) and story with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026468 377, side A Word elicitation (various) with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026469 377, side B Word elicitation and discussion of plants with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026470 378, side A Discussion of plant and bird names with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026471 378, side B Discussion of plant names with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026472 379, side A Discussion of animal names with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026473 379, side B Word elicitation (verbs) with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

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026474 380, side A Language elicitation and discussion of skin names with Hilda Pwerl in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026475 380, side B Word elicitation with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Utopia, Northern Territory.

026476 439, side A Interview about bilbies with Jacob Apetyarr and an unidentified female in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Tereritory.

026477 439, side B Interview about bilbies with Jacob Apetyarr and two unidentified females in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026478 440, side A Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl and an unidentified female in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about pronouns and moiety names, at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026479 440, side B Interview with Jacob Apetyarr and Hilda Apwerl in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about pronouns and moiety names, at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026480 441, side A Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray and Weetji Ampetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about bilbies and other animals at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026481 441, side B Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Weetji Ampetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) with some Warlpiri (C15) about animals at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026482 442, side A Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Weetji Ampetyan and Ruby Kngwarray in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about animals at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026483 442, side B Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Weetji Ampetyan and Ruby Kngwarray in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about animals at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026484 443, side A Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Weetji Ampetyan and Ruby Kngwarray in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about bilbies and batik at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026485 443, side B Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray and Weetji Ampetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about bilbies and batik at Stirling, Northern Territory.

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026486 444, side A Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Weetji Ampetyan, Tommy Thompson, Carol Thompson and Ali Namadjang (sp?), in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about medicine and megafiles at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026487 444, side B Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan and Weetji Ampetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about medicine and megafiles at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026488 445, side A Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan and Weetji Ampetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about megafiles at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026489 445, side B Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan and Weetji Ampetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about megafiles at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026490 446, side A Interview with Jacob Apetyarr, Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Weetji Ampetyan, Tommy Thompson, Carol Green (?) in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about animals, frogs and frog calls at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026491 446, side B Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan and Weetji Ampetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about animals, frogs and frog calls, Stirling, Northern Territory.

026492 447, side A Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, and Janie Ampetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about megafiles and kin, Stirling, Northern Territory.

026493 447, side B Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about megafiles and kin, Stirling, Northern Territory.

026494 449, side A Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan and Jacob Apetyarr in Anmatyerre (C8.1), Kaytetye (C13) and Arrente/Aranda (C8) about Arandic megafiles, Stirling, Northern Territory.

026495 449, side B Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan and Jacob Apetyarr in Anmatyerre (C8.1), Kaytetye (C13) and Arrente/Aranda (C8) about Arandic megafiles, Stirling,

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Northern Territory.

026496 451, side A Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Jacob Apetyarr, Elsie Numina in Anmatyerre (C8.1), Kaytetye (C13) and Arrente/Aranda (C8) about Arandic megafiles and frogs, Stirling, Northern Territory.

026497 451, side B Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Jacob Apetyarr, Elsie Numina in Anmatyerre (C8.1), Kaytetye (C13) and Arrente/Aranda (C8) about Arandic megafiles and frogs, Stirling, Northern Territory.

026498 452, side A Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Jacob Apetyarr, Elsie Numina in Anmatyerre (C8.1), Kaytetye (C13) and Arrente/Aranda (C8) about Arandic megafiles, Stirling, Northern Territory.

026499 452, side B Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan and Jacob Apetyarr in Anmatyerre (C8.1), Kaytetye (C13) and Arrente/Aranda (C8), about Arandic megafiles, Stirling, Northern Territory.

026700 453, side A Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Emilia? (possibly Emily Hayes?) and Ruby Kngwarray in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about kin terms, Stirling, Northern Territory.

026701 453, side B Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Emelia? (possibly Emily Hayes?), Weetjie Ampetyan and Ruby Kngwarray in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about kin terms and megafiles, at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026702 454, side A Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray and Weetji Ampetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about megafiles ‘kwaty’ at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026703 454, side B Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Weetji Ampetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13), about megafiles ‘kwaty’ at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026704 456, side A Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Weetji Ampetyan, Gracie Mpetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about megafiles ‘k’ at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026705 456, side B Interview with Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Weetji Ampetyan, Gracie

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Mpetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about megafiles ‘k’ at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026706 790, side A Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Janie Mpetyan, Weetjie Mpetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026707 790, side B Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Janie Mpetyan, Weetjie Mpetyan and Blanche Ross in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megas’ at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026708 800, side A Interview with Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal and Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] about plants at Napperby, Northern Territory

026709 800, side B Interview with Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal and Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] about plants at Napperby, Northern Territory

026710 801, side A Interview with Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal and Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] about ‘mega-t’ at Napperby, Northern Territory

026711 801, side B Interview with Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal and Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] about ‘mega-t’ at Napperby, Northern Territory

026712 814, side A Interview with Hilda Pwerl in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘mega files – w’ at Stirling, Northern Territory

026713 814, side B Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Margaret Watyale, Noreen Watyale in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megas – w’ at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026714 815, side A Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Margaret Watyale, Gracie Mpetyane and Noreen Watyale in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megas – w’ at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026715 815, side B Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Margaret Watyale, Gracie Mpetyane and Noreen Watyale in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megas – w’ at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026716 816, side A Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale, Noreen Watyale, Weetjie Mpetyane in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – w’, at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026717 816, side B Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale, Noreen Watyale, Weetjie Mpetyane in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – w’, at Stirling,

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Northern Territory.

026718 817, side A Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale, Noreen Watyale in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles’, at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026719 817, side B Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – y’, at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026720 818, side A Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, and Margaret Watyale in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – y’, at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026721 818, side B Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, and Margaret Watyale in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – y’, at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026722 819, side A Interview with Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, and Margaret Watyale in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – y’, at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026723 823, side A Interview with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] about the body, at Amooguna or Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026724 823, side B Interview with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] about the body, at Amooguna or Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026725 824, side A Interview with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] about the body, at Amooguna or Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026726 825, side A Interview with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal (?), Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Rita Peltharr and Rosy Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] about the body, at Amoonguna or Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026727 825, side B Interview with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal (?), Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Rita Peltharr and Rosy Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] about the body, at Amoonguna or Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026728 826, side A Language elicitation about the body with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Rosy Ngal, Janie Ampetyan (?), Connie Ngal (?), Maggie (possibly Margaret Watyale?) in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

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026729 826, side B Language elicitation about the body with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Rosy Ngal, Janie Ampetyan (?), Connie Ngal (?), Maggie (possibly Margaret Watyale?) in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026730 827, side A Language elicitation about the body with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Elsie Numina, Rosy Ngal(?)in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026731 827, side B Language elicitation about the body with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026732 828, side A Language elicitation about the body with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Janie Peltharr in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026733 828, side B Language elicitation about the body with Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Janie Peltharr in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026734 829, side A Interview with Myrtle Apetyarr, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Lena Skinner, Blanche Ross, Beryl Ross, Lena Pwerle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megas – n’, at Arlparra/ New Store, Northern Territory.

026735 829, side B Interview with Blanche Ross, Beryl Ross, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerle and Lena Pwerle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megas – n’, at Arlparra/ New Store, Northern Territory.

026736 830, side A Interview with Blanche Ross, Beryl Ross, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerle and Lena Pwerle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – n’, at Arlparra/ New Store, Northern Territory.

026737 830, side B Interview with Blanche Ross, Beryl Ross, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerle and Lena Pwerle in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – n’, at Arlparra/ New Store, Northern Territory.

026738 831, side A Language elicitation with Lena Pwerl, Myrtle Apetyarr, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Gloria Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – n’ at Arlparra/ New Store, Northern Territory.

026739 831, side B Language elicitation with Lena Pwerl, Myrtle Apetyarr,

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Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Gloria Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – n’ at Arlparra/ New Store, Northern Territory.

026740 832, side A Language elicitation with Beryl Ross, Blanche Ross, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Lena Pwerl and Lena Skinner in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – n’ at Arlparra/ New Store, Northern Territory.

026741 832, side B Language elicitation with Beryl Ross, Blanche Ross, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Lena Pwerl and Lena Skinner in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) about ‘megafiles – n’ at Arlparra/ New Store, Northern Territory.

026742 833, side A Language elicitation with Lena Skinner, Myrtle Apetyarr and Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl at Laramba/Napperby in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13), Northern Territory.

026743 833, side B Language Elicitation about the body with Lena Skinner, Myrtle Apetyarr and Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13), with mention of Arrernte / Aranda people (C8) at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026744 852, side A Oral history interview with Tommy Thompson and Jackie Tywekertaye in Kaytetye (C13) at Neutral Junction Station, Northern Territory.

026745 852, side B Oral history interview with Tommy Thompson and Jackie Tywekertaye in Kaytetye (C13) at Neutral Junction Station, Northern Territory.

026746 856, side A Oral history interview with Tommy Thompson and an unidentified male in Kaytetye (C13) at Warlpiri Camp/Ilperle-Tyathe, Northern Territory.

026747 856, side B Interview with Tommy Thompson in Kaytetye (C13) at Warlpiri Camp/Ilperle-Tyathe, Northern Territory.

026748 857, side A Language elicitation with Rita Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Kitty Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Gladdie(?) Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr, Nancy Mpetyan, Mary Ngal and Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026749 857, side B Language elicitation with Rita Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Kitty Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Gladdie(?) Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr, Nancy Mpetyan, Mary Ngal and Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026750 858, side A Language elicitation with Rita Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Kitty Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Gladdie(?) Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr,

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Nancy Mpetyan, Mary Ngal and Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026751 858, side B Language elicitation with Rita Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Kitty Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Gladdie(?) Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr, Nancy Mpetyan, Mary Ngal and Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026752 859, side A Language elicitation with Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Mary Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan and Elsie Mpetyan in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/ Napperby, Northern Territory.

026753 859, side B Language elicitation with Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Mary Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan and Elsie Mpetyan in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/ Napperby, Northern Territory.

026754 860, side A Language elicitation with Connie Ngal, Mary Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan and Rita Peltharr in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026755 860, side B Language elicitation with Connie Ngal, Mary Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr, Rosy Ngal, Rita Ngal, Kitty Peltharr and Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026756 861, side A Language elicitation with Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Rosy Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/ Napperby, Northern Territory.

026757 861, side B Language elicitation with Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Conie Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Nancy Mpetyan, Lena Ngal and Mary Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026758 862, side A Language elicitation with Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Kitty Ngal, Mary Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Connie Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan and Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory.

026759 862, side B Language elicitation with Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Kitty Peltharr, Mary Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Connie Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan, Lena Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/ Napperby, Northern Territory.

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026760 863, side A Language elicitation with Mary Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Kitty Peltharr, Rosy Ngal, Lena Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan and Connie Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/ Napperby, Northern Territory.

026761 863, side B Language elicitation with Mary Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Kitty Peltharr, Rosy Ngal, Lena Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan, Connie Ngal in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Laramba/ Napperby, Northern Territory.

026762 868, side A Language elicitation with Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Blanche Ross, Lena Pwerle, Lowie Pwerle and Patsy Mpetyan in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026763 868, side B Language elicitation with Blanche Ross, Lena Pwerle, Fanny Mpetyan, Lowie Pwerle and Patsy Mpetyan in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect] at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026764 869, side A Language elicitation with Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, and Fanny Mpetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026765 870, side A Language elicitation with Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Lowie Pwerl and Fanny Mpetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026766 870, side B Language elicitation with Blanche Ross, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyan and Fanny Mpetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026767 871, side A Language elicitation with Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan and Lena Pwerle in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026768 871, side B Language elicitation with Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan and Lena Pwerle in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026769 872, side A Language elicitation with Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Lena Pwerle, Lowie Pwerle, Patsy Mpetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13), at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026770 872, side B Language elicitation with Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Lena Pwerle, Lowie Pwerle and Patsy Mpetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026771 873, side A Language elicitation with Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan,

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Fanny Mpetyan, Lena Pwerle, Lowie Pwerle and Patsy Mpetyan in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026772 873, side B Language elicitation with Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Lena Pwerle, Patsy Mpetyan, Lowie Pwerle in Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) at Stirling, Northern Territory.

026773 896, side A Interview with Peter Young, Carol Thompson and Peter (no surname given) in Kaytetye (C13) at Kaytetye communities, Northern Territory.

026774 896, side B Interview with Peter Young, Carol Thompson, Peter (no surname given), Nancy Nakkamarra, Emily Rankine, Velda Naparula Shannon in Kaytetye (C13) at Kaytetye communities, Northern Territory.

026775 899, side A Language elicitation with Lena Apwerl, Lena Skinner, Myrtle Apetyarr in Anmatyerre language (C8.1) at Newstore/ Utopia, Northern Territory.

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ITEM DESCRIPTIONS 026458/ field tape 372, side A Performer/speaker(s): Tommy Thompson

Subject keywords: Rainbow snake story

Language/people: Kaytetye language (C13)

Places: Warrabri / Ali Curung / Alekerenge (Central NT SF53-02)

Recording quality: Fair, some slight distortion caused by wind in background throughout

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Tommy Thompson (TT) telling the Kwerteyetenge (Rainbow snake) story at Alekerenge, Northern Territory, 1997.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:22 TT speaks in language. 00:04:29 Pause. 00:04:36 TT speaks in language. 00:09:24 Pause. 00:09:29 TT speaks in language. 00:14:25 Pause. 00:14:31 TT speaks in language. 00:18:31 Pause. 00:18:42 TT speaks in language. 00:19:37 End of field tape 372, side A.

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026459/ Field tape 372, side B Performer/speaker(s): Tommy Thompson

Subject keywords: Animals - Mammals – Cattle, Communications - Telecommunications – Telegraphy, Animals - Mammals – Horses, Rainbow snake story

Language/people: Kaytetye language (C13), English

Places: Warrabri / Ali Curung / Alekerenge (Central NT SF53-02); Barrow Creek (Central NT SF53-06)

Recording quality: Fair, some slight distortion caused by wind in background throughout. Interviewer’s voice is very faint.

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Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Tommy Thompson (TT) at Alekerenge, Northern Territory, 1997.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:16 TT speaks of telegraph poles and bringing cattle and horses to Barrow Creek. 00:03:36 TT speaks of two men seeing the rainbow snake one stormy night. 00:06:53 TT speaks in language. 00:13:06 MT asks about a different song. TT responds in language. 00:23:36 MT asks about a dog going mad. 00:23:47 Tape off/on. TT speaks of the older people singing, and then continues on in

language. 00:29:24 End of field tape 372, side B.

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026460/ Field tape 373, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – Sentences, Language - Vocabulary - Body parts and functions, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated

Language/people: Anmatyerre language (C8.1)

Places: Utopia (South Central NT SF53-10)

Recording quality: Good

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Sentence elicitation interview with Hilda Pwerl (HP) at Utopia, Northern Territory, circa 1981.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:17 Scraping noise; followed by sentence elicitation – ‘My mother came from Alice

Springs to visit yesterday’, ‘My sister came from McDonald Downs to see the picture’, ‘My father came from his camp to get bush turkey meat to eat’, ‘My aunty came from Melbourne to see me at Utopia’.

00:02:15 ‘Reggie jumped out of the Toyota to get meat’, ‘The women are camping without flour or sugar’, ‘Reggie is sitting down without meat’, ‘The school teacher is without water for washing and drinking’, ‘Jenny is without a job’, ‘Hilda is sleeping in the cold without a hat’.

00:05:02 ‘Tomorrow I am going to Alice Springs with Tolley’, ‘Toby went to Alice Springs with Leena and had just … Tom’, ‘Julie went with her aunties to get wood’, ‘Emily went with me to Soakage to see her sister.’

00:06:56 ‘How did you make that?’, ‘How do you say this?’ ‘How do you cook this damper?’, ‘How do you make a warm camp?’, ‘How do you drive this Toyota?’

00:08:13 ‘When is Rod Horner coming back from Sydney with his wife Pusha?’, ‘what’s the word for when?’, ‘When are you going to show me how to dig honey ants?’, ‘When is Tolley going to get more wood for us?’, ‘When is Jenny going to Pitjantjatjara country?’

00:10:03 ‘What is this here?’, ‘What is that over there?’, ‘What is that a bit closer?’ 00:10:33 ‘The woman is hitting herself with a stick’, ‘The women are painting themselves’,

‘The children are covering themselves with blankets because it is cold’, ‘The man speared himself through the leg’, ‘The children are hitting each other with sticks’, ‘The two dogs are sitting, looking at each other’, ‘The women are painting each other with red ochre’, ‘The men are spearing each other’, ‘The two sisters rare sitting there talking to each other’, ‘The dogs are biting each other’.

00:13:30 ‘The wind made the girl fall out of the tree’, ‘Emily makes me laugh’, ‘Eating bullock meat makes me sick’, ‘Carrying water made my back sore’, ‘The dogs make the horse run away frightened’.

00:15:13 ‘I am going to see my mother’, ‘My sister is coming to see me’, ‘We are all going to get water’, ‘The truck is coming to bring wood for all of us’, ‘The old blind woman is going to sit down in the shade’, ‘The big man is coming to speak to all of us’, ‘I want to see you tomorrow’, ‘The women are going to sing today’.

00:18:24 Language elicitation - shield, digging stick, coolamon, wind break, single men’s camp, single woman’s camp, humpy, someone who is cheeky, cave, creek, quickly, slowly,.

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00:19:47 Language elicitation – head, hair, forehead, eye, nose, ear, throat, mouth, tooth, tongue, neck, armpit, shoulder, elbow, hand, nail, rib, chest, breast, back, heart, liver, kidneys, stomach, urine, shit, guts, thigh, knee, leg, foot, skin, blood, fat, beard, bone.

00:22:49 Comparison of the similar pronunciation in language for ‘I am going’ and ‘liver’. 00:23:26 End of field tape 373, side A.

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026461/ Field tape 373, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – Sentences, Music – Vocal, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated




Notes: The songs on this recording are restricted due to cultural reasons

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Sentence elicitation interview and several songs with Hilda Pwerl (HP) at Utopia, Northern Territory, circa 1981.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:08 Pause 00:00:26 Scraping noise. Language sentence elicitation – ‘The children are playing in the creek’,

‘Jenny and Julia played together until they were tired’, ‘Then they went to sleep under a mulga tree’, ‘The old dog was chasing a snake’, ‘But the snake went into his hole’, ‘When I go looking for whicheties, I get lost quickly’, ‘The women showed me which way to walk back’, ‘Tolley is looking for his two dogs, who have been gone a long time’, ‘They have been gone a long time’, ‘They might be looking for dingo ladies’, ‘The lady was tracking the porcupine to his home in the stones’.

00:05:11 ‘Last night Tolley and I were both dreaming about Reggie Moses coming back’, ‘They have been eating goannas’, ‘The women said they were happy to batik today’, ‘Are you happy living here at Utopia?’, ‘I was not happy when everybody was fighting’, ‘The … flower smells good’, ‘Ask Emily if she wants to come today to look for enadja (spelling?)’, ‘Ask Julia to show you how to make good bread’, ‘Think about that batik before you start to paint it’.

00:08:53 ‘When I was walking along the track, I found three birds that had fallen out of a tree’, ‘I gave them some water, but they died’, ‘It was so cold, all the children were shivering’, ‘Camping without a windbreak, I sat shivering’, ‘Toby likes digging up enadja (spelling?) and whicheties’, ‘Have you finished eating/digging?’, ‘Emily forgot to take her water back to camp’.

00:11:36 ‘A long time ago, everybody was sitting down in their own country’, ‘When did you come back from your country to …?’, ‘Did you come on foot from your country?’, ‘Why did all the people leave their country to come to…?’, ‘When you were a young girl, did you camp in the bush?’, ‘Who was the first white fella that you knew, that you saw?’, ‘Were the old people frightened of white people coming to their country?’, ‘The women worked for the white people in the stations, cleaning and washing, and looking after children’, ‘They got no wages, just rations – tea, sugar’, ‘They worked hard all day’.

00:15:49 ‘Utopia Station now belongs to Aboriginal people’, ‘All the women can come and talk at the meeting’, ‘I am frightened of talking by myself’, ‘When I was looking for enaja (spelling?), I got lost in the mulga’, ‘The dog was chasing a kangaroo’, ‘Emily followed my tracks back to my camp’, ‘All day we were looking for water’, ‘After the rain, everybody was sleeping in wet blankets’, ‘A lot of the children have bad ears, and some are deaf’, ‘I am tired of talking to the bosses in Darwin about getting a job’,

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‘I write with my left hand’, ‘Julia writes with her right hand’. 00:19:36 Pause. 00:20:18 Song item 1, solo female vocalist, no instrumental accompaniment. 00:20:50 Conversation in language, some whispering. 00:21:16 Song item 2, solo female vocalist, some tapping accompaniment. 00:21:55 JG announces a song about painting for young men. Song continues. 00:23:12 Conversation in language. 00:23:35 Song item 3 - solo female vocalist, no instrumental accompaniment. 00:24:21 Song item 4 - solo female vocalist, no instrumental accompaniment. 00:26:17 Tape distortion. 00:27:37 End of 026461, field tape 373, side B.

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026462/ Field tape 374, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle

Subject keywords: Language - Vocabulary - Body parts and functions, Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar - Nouns and ergatives, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated




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Sentence elicitation with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle (HCP) at Utopia, Northern Territory, circa 1981.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:20 Words – body parts. ankle, arm, armpit, ‘arse’, back, buttocks, lower back, backbone,

beard, belly, blood, body, bone, brain, breasts, blister, calf, cheek, cheekbone, chest, collarbone.

00:06:05 Elbow, eye, eyeball, eyelash, eyebrow, face, finger, fingernail, flesh, foot, forehead, top, part of arm, forearm, fontanel, hair, hand, head, heart, waist, hip, intestines, jawbone, kidney, knee.

00:12:50 Leg, lips, liver, lungs, nasal mucus, navel, back of the neck, front of the neck, whole neck, nose, nostrils, nipple, oesophagus, palm, hair, rib bone.

00:17:09 Spit/saliva, shin bone, shoulder, skeleton, skin, sore, scars, sole (of the foot), tears, teeth, temple, thigh, throat, toes, toenail, tongue, umbilical cord, piss, voice box, muscle.

00:23:29 Pause 00:23:36 General nouns – afternoon, ashes, sleep, axe, speaking another language badly,

speaking another language well, stone axe for scraping, baby, riverbank, boomerang, boy, bread/damper, camp, windbreak, roof, borough, bush, bushwoman, ghost, spear end, black ash.

00:32:41 End of 026462, field tape 374, side A.

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026463/ Field tape 374, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle

Subject keywords: Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar - Nouns and ergatives, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated




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Word elicitation with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle (HCP) at Utopia, Northern Territory, circa 1981.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:27 Word elicitation – bull-roarer, camp, hat, cave, in the middle, charcoal, clay pan, clear

space, cliff, clothes, cloud, rainclouds, money, winter, crack (in the ground), cold water, nulla-nulla, cooking hole, coolamon, creek, river, cold (virus), country.

00:06:48 Daytime, dawn, daybreak, sweet, devil, dream, dust, digging stick, dirt/ground, day before yesterday, day after tomorrow.

00:11:09 Ground, east, egg, evening, ‘shit’, family, fence, fire, firestick, flame, flood, fur, friend, frost, flour, gap, god, green country, grinding stone, hailstone, hair string, hill, hole (in the ground), honey.

00:23:11 Ice, jealous, killer, knife, lake, swamp, language, leader, lightning, long time ago, larrikin, man, meat, single men’s camp, midday, middle of the night, stars, Milky Way, Southern Cross.

00:30:26 Single women’s camp, moon, full moon, morning, mountain top, mud. 00:32:39 End of 026463, field tape 374, side B.

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Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated, Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar - Verbs




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Word elicitation (verbs) with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle (HCP) at Utopia, Northern Territory, circa 1981.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:08 Pause 00:00:15 Language elicitation - following tracks, forgive, forget, having fun, frightened, fart,

liking someone, frown, feeding, filling in (a hole), find, fix (something) up, finish, get, get up (in the morning), give, go (somewhere), go back, grind, growing, growing up, getting angry, if something gets fill up with …?, get lost, grading a road.

00:10:44 Happy, hearing, hide, hit, hold on (to something), homesick, hunt, hurt, heavy, hug, sore that’s getting better.

00:16:06 Tape distortion 00:16:10 A sore or a cut and getting better, hurry, hanging up (washing), sitting with legs

underneath, holding, showing something, teaching, jump, joke, keep, kill, knock, kissing, knowing, laughing, leader, learning, leave something alone, lick, lie down, lift, light, like, listen, wanting, looking, look out (be careful), lose, lost (in the bush).

00:28:18 Labour pains, looking after something, limp, leave behind, marry, to meet someone, mock, move, move out of the way, mix.

00:32:33 Recording cuts out mid-sentence; end of 026464/ field tape 375, side A.

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026465/ Field tape 375, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle





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00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:08 Pause 00:00:20 Language elicitation – to be afraid, angry, two people sitting together then going away

from one another, asking somebody something, trying to do something, arguing, sitting down, believe, bend down, betting/gambling, bite, bleeding, blowing (on fire), (wind) blowing, break, breathing, bring, building (a house, windbreak), burn, burst, bury, burp.

00:09:45 Feeding, blowing nose, born, booking up, calling out, carrying, cutting (meat), chasing, chopping (wood), climb, (to be) cold, come, come inside, going outside, (moon or sun) coming up, coming back, coughing, when someone shakes or has a fit, to cover something over (with dirt), cooking and covering over with ashes, clean up, cleaning up a camp, cooking, to cover yourself with a blanket, creeping/sneaking, cry, cut, cuddle, chewing, wanting something, cutting up meat for eating, rubbing, carrying on your shoulder, carrying in a sling.

00:21:41 Dance, something going rotten, lying (telling lies), to put something somewhere, to have a gut ache/diarrhoea, die, digging, dividing/splitting something up for everyone, making, dragging (something along the ground), dreaming, drinking, drop, to forget, draw, dive, divorce, to go down a hill, to go down a tree, leaving somewhere, disappear,

00:28:45 Eat, embarrassed/shamed, to come out of a hole, to go inside, escape, put out a fire, fall down (out of a tree), feel, feeling/touching, fight, river flow,

00:32:39 End of 026465, Field tape 375, side B.

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Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated, Literature and stories - Story telling and story tellers, Enterprises – Mining, Employment - Conditions - Wages - Stolen wages.


Places: Utopia (South Central NT SF53-10), Frew River map area (Central NT SF53-03)


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Word elicitation and story told in language with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle (HCP) at Utopia, Northern Territory, circa 1981.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:10 Pause 00:00:30 Word elicitation – left-handed, right-handed, mad, to be kind, someone going

somewhere, look after yourself, more, narrow, naughty, new, numb, old, one, open, older, older (brother), if someone can’t move, pregnant, poor thing, quiet, raw, red, round, rotten.

00:09:32 Sad, shaky, sharp, short, shut, slippery, slow, smooth, sick, soft, steep, straight, strong, stupid, suffering, sweet, quiet, (over) there, thin, thirsty, this one here, two, three, ten, doesn’t know, wet, white, whole lot, wrong way.

00:18:54 Yellow, blue. 00:20:05 Tape off/on – JG announces a story. HCP and JG speak mostly in language;

however the words ‘granny’, ‘aunty’ and ‘country’ are heard. 00:27:30 Mention of people at Hatches Creek who worked in the mine. 00:34:55 Tape off/on. HCP continues to speak in language. 00:44:06 JG asks whether anyone asked the non-Indigenous people for wages. HCP responds

in language. 00:45:55 End of 026466, field tape 376, side A.

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026467/ field tape 376, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated




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00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:10 Pause 00:00:28 JG announces that she is still speaking with HCP. Language elicitation – mess, milk,

message stick, name, ‘what is your name?’, nest, night, north, nothing, night-time, red ochre, outside, over there, sweat (perspiration), flat plain country, point (sharp), police, pouch, painting, rain, resin, road, big flat rock, rock hole, river.

00:08:25 Sand, sand hill, sea, shade shelter, shield, smell, smoke, sky, side, one side, soakage, something, sometime, south, spear, spear thrower, spindle, spirit, spring, stick, stone, stone knife, story, string, sugar, sugarbag, summer, sun, sunrise, sunset, sparks, sacred/secret business, swamp.

00:15:57 Tail, tomorrow, on top, tracks, today, to go upstream, west, west wind, whirly wind, white, clay, wind, windbreak, wine, wing, doctor, woman, woomera, wood, white meat, women’s stories.

00:19:20 Tape off/on. 00:19:29 Word elicitation – ‘when something is like something else’, alive, angry, ashamed,

awake, another, alone, bad, black, blind, blunt, brave, brown, burnt, shiny, bitter, salty, round, clever, cold, still (no wind), confident, cooked.

00:29:48 Right, straight, crippled, crooked, clean, cheeky, crazy, close, curled up, dangerous, deaf, deep, different, difficult, dirty, down (a hill), dry, dumb, dull, early, easy, empty, energetic, everywhere.

00:38:21 Fat, long way, finished, fresh, full, bulla, raw, green, grey (hair), greedy, happy, hard, healthy, high, hollow, hot, hungry, heavy, huge, ignorant, sick, wrong, ‘tried really hard but it didn’t work out’, late (in the day), lean (thin), little, long, loud,

00:45:56 End of 02467, field tape 376, side B.

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Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated, Plants, Food – Plants




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Word elicitation (plants) with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle (HCP) at Utopia, Northern Territory, circa 1981.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:23 JG announces that she is speaking with HCP about plants. JG and HCP speak in

language briefly. Another unidentified woman joins in on the conversation throughout the recording.

00:00:54 JG and HCP discuss Indigenous names, usages and growth habits for plants including, red mallee, blue mallee, Medicine plant, mistletoe, bush onion, wild orange species (Capparis mitchellii), other Capparis species, Parkinsonia, parvifolia,

00:10:01 JG and HCP speak of pigweed, pine tree (that grows in the hills), bush plum, prickles, puffball and Rhagodia species.

00:17:38 Language elicitation – root, seed, scrub, Solanum, ‘that poison one’, followed by a discussion about plants which can be eaten.

00:21:41 Discussion of Indigenous plant names continues, including spinifex, the name of a wax obtained from a particular plant and the name for a large lump of the wax, and a particular species of lily.

00:25:54 Language elicitation – stem (of a plant). 00:26:19 Discussion about plants continues, including Supplejack, several other plants for

which only the Indigenous names are given, Acacia kempeana, saltbush, 00:32:32 End of 026468, Field tape 377, side A.

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00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:20 JG speaking in background, initially. JG and HCP speak of different plants with

Indigenous names and several with names in English, including a thorn bush, mimosa bush, bush potato and whitewood.

00:06:02 Tape off/on. 00:06:09 Discussion between JG and HCP continues, which includes species of Melothria,

Eremophila longifolia, Cynanchum floribundum, Capparis spinosa, Templetonia egaria (spelling?), broom bush, medicine bush, Canthium species, mulga, and several indigenous names for species of plants.

00:14:10 JG and HCP run through a list of numbered Indigenous plant names. 00:24:02 End of 026469, field tape 377, side B.

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026470/ field tape 378, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated, Plants, Animals - Birds




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Word elicitation (birds and plants) with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle (HCP) at Utopia, Northern Territory, circa 1981.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:22 JG announces that she is speaking with HCP about lists of bird names. 00:00:43 Word elicitation - finch, green budgie, pigeon, hawk, owl, emu, brolga, bush turkey,

dove, a shaggy bird which looks like a bit of wood, magpie, crow, kingfisher, honeyeater, rainbow bird, white cockie, Major Mitchell cockie, Black cockie, grey (…?).

00:11:35 Mulga parrot, eagle, kestrel, duck, feathers, emu, galah, pigeon that lives in the rocks, pink cockie, bush turkey.

00:15:50 Chooks, turkey. 00:16:17 Tape off/on. 00:16:23 JG announces that she is talking to HCP about plants. 00:16:33 JG asks HCP about the pronunciation of several plant names in language. Another

unidentified woman can be heard assisting JG. She also mentions the scientific names for several different species of Acacia.

00:23:16 JG asks about different species of grass in language, including those within the Aria and Aristida genera. She also asks about a species of Brachychiton, and of bush bananas, as well as the separate terms in language for the flower, fruit and roots of this plant.

00:27:26 JG elicits the words in language for tree bark, bean tree, flowers on the bean tree, bloodwood, bloodwood flowers, bloodwood nuts, bush banana and beefwood.


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Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated, Plants



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00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:19 JG announces that she is talking with HCP regarding lists of plant names. 00:00:26 Word elicitation – beefwood, kurrajong, kurrajong flowers, seedpod, roots, bluebush,

buckbush, grass Achillea, Cassia species, conkleberry, corkwood, coolabah tree, Cyprus, dead finish (Acacia tetragonophylla), desert poplar, desert oak.

00:09:56 Dogwood, Acacia coriacea, emu bush, a particular species of grass named in language. JG and an unidentified woman speak to one another about the names written down, and pronunciation of scientific names, as well as of a species of Eremophila.

00:17:45 Word elicitation - general words in language for a flower, leaves, little bits of wood, wood chips, fruit and grass.

00:19:46 Ghost gum, Goodenia lanata and its traditional uses, grape, various words in language for grass, ribbon grass, kangaroo grass, woollybutt grass and ghost gum flowers. A discussion ensues about the difference between the ghost gum and red river gum before word elicitation continues with words for a Grevillea species and Mitchell grass.

00:29:24 Hollow tree, ironwood, lemongrass, and several other plants in language. 00:32:40 End of 026471, field tape 378, side B.

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026472/ field tape 379, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated, Animals - Invertebrates – Insects, Animals – Mammals, Animals - Reptiles




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Word elicitation (animals) with Hilda ‘Cookie’ Perrurle (HCP) at Utopia, Northern Territory, circa 1981.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:08 Pause 00:00:25 JG announces that she is speaking with HCP about animal wordlists. 00:00:41 Word elicitation – meat, animal, little black ants, honey ants, white ants, bull ants, ant

bed. 00:03:47 Porcupine, bandicoot, bat, bee, beetle, lizard, bird, butterfly, carpet snake, cat, wild

cat, caterpillar, centipede, cicada, crab, cockroach. 00:09:20 Dingo, dog, wallaby, dragonfly, grandfather, fish, flying fox, fly, lizard (several

different words in language), frog. JG confirms the pronunciation of several other terms in language.

00:15:52 Grasshopper, witchetty grub, several further words in language, horse, snake, wallaby, little insect, itchy grub, another word for lizard.

00:21:00 Tape off/on. 00:21:01 Word elicitation continues – words for lizards, lizard in water, joey, kangaroo and

several more words in language. 00:28:50 Lice, little honey bee, mosquito, mouse, maggot, mantis, possum, rabbit, little rat,

rock wallaby, rat, scorpion, sheep, snake, carpet snake, several other words in language for snake, words in language for spiders, shellfish.

00:41:40 Tadpole, devil, blowfly, the cracks seen when looking for jarpa, little shell, when pulling out a jarpa and accidentally breaking it.


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00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:20 JG tests the recording, tape cuts out. 00:00:26 JG announces that she is talking to HCP about wordlists of verbs. 00:00:36 Word for mixing things up together, massage, nurse, walking around noisily, obey,

open, keeping busy, pain, paint, pay back, pinch, tickling, play, pulling (out feathers from a chook), point, pour, press (with your foot), pull, push (someone), put back, pour (over), quiet.

00:11:30 Raining, lift (something up), refuse (to do something), remember, rest, return, give something back (to someone), ride, cooking meat, running, running away, rumbling (stomach), ring up.

00:14:38 Say, scratch, telling off the kids, scrub, search, looking out, to see someone coming, send (a message), shake, shave, cutting hair, shoot, shouting, show (someone something), shut (the door), smash, smell, smile, sit, shut (your mouth), doing, hand signs, sing, sneeze.

00:22:45 Speak/talk, spear, spin, spit, tracking, standing, sitting, stealing, stop, (car) stopping, going backwards, stretching, swallowing, sweating, swell (up), swim, switch on (a light), having a ‘shit’, suck, snoring, sit down and be quiet, splitting (logs).

00:29:27 Take something out, take off clothes, take somebody with you, tear something, tucker, throw, tickle, tear (something), think, tickle again, (become) tired, trust, try something (test it), trying, having fun, turn back, twist, tie something up, take off (uncover something).

00:34:02 Understand, taking a ‘piss’, vomiting, waiting, waking up, washing yourself, washing (clothes), waving, whistle, whisper, wiping, yawning.


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026474/ field tape 380, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated, Language - Personal names




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Word and phrase elicitation with Hilda Pwerl (HP) at Utopia, Northern Territory, circa 1981.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:21 Word elicitation - Skeleton, bird, thin, goanna, river, sand, sandhill, floor, family, dust,

day time, blowing a fire to make it go, cold time, wind, angry, wind blowing, bury (something in the ground), ‘poor thing’, chase, limping, shaking, twisting, telling someone to wait, brains, sore, bandicoot, little lizard.

00:05:29 JG announces that she is testing for sounds like ‘aye and eye’. She proceeds to speak in language with HP. Language elicitation for lips, hungry, brave, sea, soon, wing, ask (somebody), singing, buttocks, witchetty, hawk, ‘come here’, ‘go away’.

00:08:26 Tape off/on, pause. 00:08:29 JG announces she is speaking about skin names. This is discussed in language. 00:10:49 JG asks how to denote ownership of others to places, eg ‘their camp, their place’.

Word elicitation - friendly, friendly woman, frosty, ‘this country’s hilly’, ‘this country’s got lots of hills’, ‘that’s a jealous woman’, ‘He’s a larrikin man, ‘shady camp’, smoky fire, starry night, bumpy road, sweaty body, rainy day, fat baby.

00:15:36 Tape off/on. Language elicitation - rock, flat one, fright, two, flat stone. 00:16:02 End of 026474, field tape 380, side A.

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00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:11 Pause 00:00:22 JG announces that she is speaking with HCP, and taping words that sound similar.

Words include – today, a little plant, intestines, guts, sheep, mountain devil, cloud, feather, snake, coals in the fire, full up, tired, pigeon, ‘going for a piss’, die, ear.

00:06:48 Bush banana, bloodwood, hair, day, go, liver, to say something or tell someone, red ochre, soft, tongue, long way, eat, to sing out for someone, plum, eating.

00:11:26 Drinking, riding, straight, long time ago, stick, wind, heavy, wind, shade, lungs, frost, police, bush banana flowers, two, kangaroo (young one), think, laugh, frightened, green, emu, stone axe, wax.

00:17:27 Bone, white cockie, yours, ‘I’m talking to you’. 00:18:48 Unidentified male voice heard in the background, he discusses food and chicken with

HCP briefly. 00:19:23 JG and HCP continue - chicken bone, ‘your chicken’, ‘your white cockie’, ‘your white

cockie’s bone’, ‘I’m talking to you about your white cockie’s bone’, snake, bite, sitting, raining, biting, digging stick, woman, ground, ghost, throat, mad, rat - white tail luggard (spelling?), mad, here, throwing away, spinning, hearing, grandfather.

00:26:45 Single women’s camp, cold, black cockie, two, flat rock for grinding, lizard, pink cockie, dog, spinifex, throw, hear, get something, snake, woman, ‘cheeky bee’, grinding stone, ‘my grinding stone’.

00:30:32 Go, telling somebody something, cold, cut, cicada, young kangaroo, auntie, who, ‘who is your auntie?’, coals, tired, full, shoulder, owl, blind, kurrajong tree, camp, medicine grass, white gum, drinking, riding a horse, crazy/mad, afternoon, gap in the hills, joey, soon, hungry, brave, red.

00:38:06 Talk, cook, cooking, axe, hair string, way to, ‘what are we two going to do?’, woman, part of the back, alive, child/baby, pouch, part of the leg, awake, long way, buttocks, wait, going for wood, ‘wait, we’ll go for wood’.

00:44:38 JG announces that she is testing for ‘eh’ sounds. Rock hole, river, something coming out, lying, forget, following tracks, playing, resting, snoring.

00:46:46 Tape cuts out, end of 026475, field tape 380, side B.

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026476/ field tape 439, side A Performer/speaker(s): Jacob Apetyarr and an unidentified female (either Hilda Apwerl, Eileen

Ampetyan or Janie Ampetyan)

Subject keywords: Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Bandicoots / Bilbies

Language/people: Anmatyerre language (C8.1), Kaytetye (C13)

Places: Alcoota map area (South Central NT SF53-10)

Recording quality: Fair to good – some technical issues

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Jenny Green (JG) with Jacob Apetyarr (JA) and an unidentified female at Stirling Station, NT, 30 January, 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:30 JG tests the recording equipment, announces the date and that they are discussing

bilby business. 00:00:49 Tape off/on, pause. 00:00:56 JG speaks in language briefly, then notes that they are looking at the bilby watch

book, specifically, the Greater Bilby first. 00:01:46 Technical difficulties, followed by a pause. 00:01:56 Discussion in language with JA, and a question of where the tracks are seen. 00:03:40 “This side of Napperby?” Conversation continues in language. JG asks when the

siting was. 00:06:35 Several glitches in the recording; the conversation resumes mostly in language. 00:08: 21 Discussion of the bilby’s sleep habits, mostly in language with some English,

followed by a question of where they have gone. 00:09:56 JG asks JA about the noise a bilby makes and their living habits. She asks about the

timing (pre/post war) and JA’s age at the time. 00:16:30 JG asks about the bilby’s young. 00:19:30 Discussion of cutting up and eating something mostly in language with a little

English. 00:26:00 Pause. 00:26:04 Unidentified female speaks with JG in language. 00:27:56 JG mentions Stirling Station and the unidentified female agrees then continues

speaking in language. 00:29:44 JA starts speaking in language, with the unidentified female and interviewer. 00:31:49 End of 026476, field tape 439, side A.

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026477/ field tape 439, side B Performer/speaker(s): Jacob Apetyarr and two unidentified females (either Hilda Apwerl, Eileen

Ampetyan or Janie Ampetyan)

Subject keywords: Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Bandicoots / Bilbies




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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) with Jacob Apetyarr (JA) and two unidentified females at Stirling Station, NT, 30 January, 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:10 Pause 00:00:20 JG notes the discussion is still about bilbies, and does not identify the female she is

talking with. They continue on with the discussion in language. 00:03:54 Discussion about when the bilby was last seen. 00:04:08 Tape distortion. JA speaks in language. JG asks JA about when he last saw one, then

they continue discussing in language. 00:06:07 JG continues speaking with the unidentified female in language. 00:08:37 Several tape distortions, followed by JG speaking with another unidentified woman

and JA in language. 00:10:58 Tape distortion, followed by discussion in language. 00:14:39 Pause. 00:14:42 Conversation in language continues. 00:19:52 JG announces they are now looking at the lesser bilby in a book they are referring to.

They continue to speak in language. 00:22:59 JG asks what something is like, and grass is discussed. 00:26:16 JG asks about sightings and when they were last seen, as well as what they looked

like. 00:28:43 MT asks about the living habits of the bilby and whether they live in groups. 00:30:13 JG asks about cats and other animals. 00:31:51 End of 026477, field tape 439, side B.

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026478/ field tape 440, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated; Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar



Recording quality: Fair – lots of distortion glitches and stopping and starting

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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA) Hilda Apwerl (HA) about pronouns and moiety names, at Stirling Station, NT, 1 February 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:18 JG announces the date and location. She asks JA about an amulet, and the

conversation continues mostly in language between the two of them and HA, with another unidentified woman in the background occasionally interjecting in language.

00:02:31 Tape off/on, MT speaks with JA in language, and asks about a ‘little chicken’. 00:03:27 JG asks JA about animal names that are similar to those in language that she

mentions. 00:03:56 Tape off/on. JG speaks with HA in language. 00:05:07 Tape off/on. MT speaking with JA and HA in language. 00:06:21 Tape off/on. JG speaks with HA and JA in language. 00:09:07 Tape off/on. MT speaks with JA, HA and an unidentified woman in the background,

in language. 00:09:45 Tape off/on. JG speaks with HA in language. 00:11:05 Tape off/on. MT speaking with JA in language. MT asks about the top of an object

with a hole in it. She compares it to a tube and asks about a string. 00:13:22 Tape off/on. JG speaks with HA in language; ‘string’ is mentioned in English.

Discussion of the different names for different kinds of roots. 00:15:00 MT speaking in language with JA. 00:16:01 Pause. 00:16:02 JG speaking in language with HA and JA. 00:17:18 MT asks about something ‘little and soft’. 00:18:14 Pause. 00:18:17 Tape cuts back into conversation between HA, JA and MT in language. 00:19:19 Discussion relating to the liver. 00:23:34 Discussion between JG and HA in language. 00:25:17 Pause. 00:25:29 Conversation continues in language. 00:26:00 Conversation in language between JA and MT. Mention of ‘feeling good’ and ‘worry’

and further discussion on when something similar would be said. HA also contributes to the discussion.

00:28:53 JG mentions a story (without any further details in English), whilst speaking with HA.

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00:30:05 Conversation between JG and HA continues in language. 00:31:42 End of 026478, field tape 440, side A.

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026479/ field tape 440, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated; Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar




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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA) Hilda Apwerl (HA) about pronouns and moiety names, at Stirling Station, N.T., 1 February 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:17 Recording cuts into conversation between JG and HA in language. 00:00:35 Sentence elicitation between JG and HA relating to the words ‘you and me’. 00:01:22 Language elicitation between MT and JA regarding the use and structure of the

phrase ‘you mob’, ‘another mob’. Conversation continues in language. 00:03:55 JG confirms with HA how certain words and phrases in language should be

pronounced. 00:06:32 MT asks JA about how a particular phrase can be said in language. 00:08:43 JG and HA speak in language. 00:11:02 Tape off/on. HA and JG continue to speak in language. 00:11:45 JG asks about a mob ‘chasing, running around’ HA replies in language, then JG and

HA continue the discussion in language. 00:12:26 MT speaks to JA in language. 00:13:08 Tape off/on. JG and HA continue to speak in language. 00:14:38 JG speaking with HA in language. 00:15:08 MT speaking with JA in language. 00:15:18 JG speaking with HA in language. 00:16:36 MT and JG speaking with JA and HA in language. Mention of something hovering. 00:19:52 JA and HA are asked about answers for the question ‘how many?” and conversation

in language ensues. 00:25:43 MT asks JA to repeat himself. Conversation continues between all participants in

language. 00:28:38 End of 026479, field tape 440, side B.

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026480/ field tape 441, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Weetji

Ampetyan

Subject keywords: Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Bandicoots / Bilbies, Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Native cats / Quolls

Language/people: Anmatyerre language (C8.1), Kaytetye language (C13)



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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) about bilbies and other animals at Stirling Station, N.T., 1 February 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:10 Pause 00:00:16 MT announces that “Ruby” (?) is talking about Agnanga (spelling?). Conversation

continues in language. 00:01:07 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:03:45 Mention of Stirling (Station) in English, then the conversation continues in language,

and they are joined by another unidentified woman. JG asks how old the first unidentified woman was, she answers in language and the conversation continues on with the other individuals occasionally interjecting in language.

00:06:56 JG refers to a particular picture and discusses it with MT, and then the other individuals. ‘Mbunya’ (spelling?) is mentioned as having a tufty tail, and a furry bit on the end. MT asks about its colour and the conversation continues in language.

00:09:03 JG asks if HA saw ‘it’ but does not specify what ‘it’ is in English. The conversation continues in language. She also discusses “baby ones”.

00:14:01 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:15:16 JG mentions they are looking at the Golden Bandicoot. Conversation continues in

language. 00:21:35 Tape distortion, and conversation in language continues. MT asks about grass around

an animal’s home and the conversation continues on. 00:23:12 JG mentions that they are looking at the quoll, and asks when JA last saw one. He

mentions the Dreaming, but not really seeing them. 00:23:48 Tape off/on, conversation continues in language. 00:25:24 JG asks JA if they are still around (but does not elaborate on what she is referring to).

He responds that they are. HA mentions ‘last week’. 00:31:49 End of 026480, field tape 441, side A.

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026481/ field tape 441, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Gracie Ampetyan, Weetji

Ampetyan

Subject keywords: Animals – Mammals, Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Kangaroos / Wallabies, Animals - Mammals – Rabbits, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – translated

Language/people: Anmatyerre language (C8.1), Kaytetye (C13), some Warlpiri (C15) words



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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) about animals at Stirling Station, N.T., 1 February 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:10 Pause 00:00:17 JG announces that the conversation is about “kwalpa” (spelling?), and it continues in

language with HA and others noted above; however the separate speakers are not identified in the recording. JA notes in English that the animal can be seen lying down in grass in a particular spot.

00:04:11 JA speaks of the number of offspring they have. 00:05:44 JG asks about the name for a particular species of wallaby and elicits the word in

language for ‘pouch’. 00:06:39 Tape off/on, further language elicitation for words relating to pouches and wallabies,

which continues in language. 00:07:05 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language, and Stirling Station is mentioned. 00:09:25 Pause. 00:09:30 An announcement notes that the conversation is now about the black footed rock

kumanjay (spelling?) and the conversation continues in language. 00:11:02 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:11:26 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:12:54 HA mentions two animals being of the same colour. There is also a mention of the

Warlpiri (C15) words for this animal. Conversation continues in language, with a brief mention in English of the animal’s tail. The different names in language for this animal are clarified, and the conversation continues on in language.

00:18:33 MT asks about other animals more generally, and the conversation continues in language. MT asks asks in English if everyone is able to eat the kulana (spelling?). Conversation continues in language.

00:22:08 MT asks about whether something occurs all year around, or just in cold weather. HA replies in language. MT asks about where two different species live.

00:22:57 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:24:32 Reference to hair string, with the remainder of the discussion in language. 00:26:34 Tape off/on, word elicitation relating to a particular action demonstrated by the

interviewer. 00:27:33 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:29:31 Conversation in language with a woman who is not identified on the recording.

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Ampetyan and ‘Ruby’

Personal subject(s): Stan Brown, Dan Simmons

Subject keywords: Animals - Mammals – Cats, Animals - Reptiles - Lizards / Goannas, Animals – Mammals, Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Rats / Mice




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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) and ‘Ruby’ about animals at Stirling Station, N.T., 31 January, 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:17 MT announces the date and notes that she is talking about cats with Eileen (EA)

cookie (HA) and Ruby. Conversation commences in language. 00:02:09 Tape off/on, discussion with JA in language, with mention in English of something

dripping. 00:04:05 MT asks about ‘warmbara’ (spelling?) in relation to cats, and the conversation

continues in language, with a brief mention in English of lizards. 00:05:39 Tape off/on, MT and a female not identified on the recording speak in language

about cats. 00:08:47 MT speaks with JA about the noises cats make, and JA imitates those noises. 00:10:17 Pause. 00:10:23 Discussion between JG and an unidentified woman (possibly HA?) in language. 00:12:48 Tape off/on. MT addresses Ruby and a conversation ensues with her and two other

women who are not identified on the recording. MT asks about an animal’s feathers and their use.

00:17:10 MT asks JA what something is called but does not identify this in English. 00:17:37 Tape off/on; the conversation continues in language, with the women all speaking up

sporadically. 00:19:55 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language about foxes. 00:22:57 Conversation in language between MT and JA. Mention of Stan Brown and Dan

Simmons (previous managers of Stirling Station). 00:25:39 JG announces that they are looking at the long tailed hopping mouse ‘luppi’

(spelling?). A discussion ensues in language, with everyone contributing and interjecting throughout.

00:30:56 Sandhills are mentioned in English, in amongst the conversation in language. MT asks about how many young they have, mostly in language with some smattering of English words.

00:31:27 Tape off/on, Mention of ‘akuta’ (spelling?) which JA discusses in language. 00:31:42 Conversation cuts out, end of 026482, field tape 442, side A.

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Personal subject(s): Stan Brown

Subject keywords: Animals - Mammals – Marsupials, Animals - Mammals – Rabbits, Defence - Armed forces - Army


Places: Alcoota map area (South Central NT SF53-10), Barrow Creek (Central NT SF53-06)


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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) and ‘Ruby’ about animals at Stirling Station, N.T., 31 January, 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:10 Pause 00:00:18 Recording cuts into JA speaking about the army during world war II and speaks of an

animal coming from Queensland. He speaks of not seeing ‘him’ before the army came (but there is no indication in English about what animal he is referring to). JA notes that it ‘makes a mess’.

00:04:09 Tape off/on. JG speaks with HA in language, other women and JA can be heard conversing in the background.

00:05:43 JG asks HA when she last saw a ‘kutang’ (spelling?). 00:05:54 Tape off/on. JA speaks in language and in some limited English. He speaks of

travelling all night, and the sun coming up. The animal’s pouch discussed. JA speaks of the ‘kutang’ (spelling?) and its colouration and JA and MT discuss a picture of them fighting. JA briefly mentions rabbits.

00:09:43 Tape off/on. JA continues to speak, and MT asks about the ‘indildj’ (spelling?). JA discusses his thoughts when he saw it.

00:10:52 Tape off/on. Discussion in language again about the ‘kutang’ (spelling?). 00:12:15 Mention of being at Barrow Creek during the war. Unidentified female discusses this

in language. 00:14:06 JA speaks in language; MT mentions ‘Wanda country’ (spelling?) and asks about being

able to eat a particular animal. 00:14:51 MT asks about their appearance, JA and a female not identified on the recording

reply in language and mention a ‘yellow one’ in English. 00:16:17 Tape distortion, followed by a discussion in language between three different female

interviewees. 00:17:08 Tape distortion, followed by discussion in language between JG, HA and JA. Other

unidentified women also contribute to the conversation. 00:21:08 Stan Brown and his time at Stirling Station is briefly mentioned. MT asks interviewees

about the last time a particular animal was around (referring to an animal not named in English). Their frequency, family size and colour are discussed in language. The animal’s tail is discussed briefly.

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Subject keywords: Animals - Mammals – Marsupials, Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Kangaroos / Wallabies, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation


Places: Alcoota map area (South Central NT SF53-10), Barrow Creek (Central NT SF53-06), Wycliffe Well (Central NT SF53-02)


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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) about bilbies and batik at Stirling Station, N.T., 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:10 Pause 00:00:16 JG announces the location as Stirling, and the interviewees as Cookie, Ruby, Eileen,

Jacob and Weetjie. She notes that they are talking about radni (spelling?). 00:00:40 Conversation commences in language between MT and the interviewees. 00:02:24 Mention of something being a little bit dark, and a ‘black one’, conversation

continues in language. 00:03:01 JG and JA discuss cutting up an animal in a particular way. 00:03:36 MT asks about whether they are around at Barrow Creek, and asks about another

animal with white on its cheeks, whose name she mentions in language. JA describes its size in English. The conversation then continues in language.

00:07:15 MT and JA converse in language about an animal with a white face. 00:07:19 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language with one of the female

interviewees. 00:07:36 MT asks JA for the word in language for ‘walk up side’ and asks Ruby for a particular

place name in language. Conversation continues on in language. Mention of Wycliffe (Well).

00:10:10 Tape off/on. Discussion in language. 00:11:14 Tape distortion. JG announces they are looking at the Rufous hare kumanjay and the

conversation continues on in language. 00:15:31 JG asks “When was the last time?” and the conversation continues in language. 00:16:16 Tape distortion, MT and JA speak about the kumanjay and kaydidj (spelling?). 00:20:20 MT asks about medicine, JA continues in language, the animal’s tail is mentioned. 00:21:35 JA speaks of when he last saw one, a discussion ensues in language. 00:22:44 Tape off/on, discussion between JG and the women continues in language, with a

reference to the kumanjay. 00:24:18 Tape off/on. MT asks JA to repeat himself, and he does so in language. Following a

tape distortion, a conversation with the women continues in language. 00:27:35 MT asks why they thought ‘they finished up?’ Conversation continues in language,

and MT asks in English where ‘they’ went. 00:29:58 Tape off/on, conversation continues in language. 00:31:46 End of 026484, field tape 443, side A.

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Subject keywords: History - Oral history, Animals - Mammals – Marsupials



Recording quality: Fair – numerous short pauses and distortions throughout.

Timing point

Description

Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) about bilbies and batik at Stirling Station, N.T., 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:15 Recording cuts into a conversation in language. 00:02:52 Pause. 00:03:00 Testing that the recording equipment is working correctly. 00:03:05 Cuts into discussion in language, JG notes that she and the interviewees are talking

about the ‘olden days’. Conversation commences in language with a woman whose name is not mentioned on the recording.

00:07:16 Tape off/on. MT asks about the movement and appearance of an animal not identified in English.

00:08:47 MT and a woman not identified on the recording compare two different animals, neither identified in English.

00:09:07 Tape off/on. Discussion in language with JA. 00:09:25 Pause 00:10:19 Tape cuts back into discussion in language, with a mention in English of feeling hot.

The discussion then continues on in language. 00:11:18 Tape cuts into a conversation in language with another woman unidentified on the

recording. 00:11:55 There is a mention of the word djilpara (spelling?) as meaning ‘flat stone’ and some

clarification around pronunciation. A discussion in language then continues. 00:14:02 Language elicitation and conversation in language. 00:16:29 One of the women not identified on the recording mentions having a cold. 00:17:45 MT asks Ruby about a story, the discussion continues in language. 00:19:40 End of 026485, field tape 433, side B.

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Ampetyan, Tommy Thompson, Carol Thompson, Ali Namadjang (spelling?)

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine, Animals - Amphibians - Frogs and toads



Recording quality: Fair – numerous pauses and distortions

Timing point

Description

Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) about megafiles and medicines at Stirling Station, Northern Territory, 2 Feb 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:18 JG announces the location and date of the recording. Conversation commences in

language. 00:01:06 JG asks an unidentified female interviewee about clarifying word pronunciation and

sentence structure. Most of this conversation occurs in language. 00:02:43 Pause 00:02:52 Conversation continues in language. 00:05:20 JG asks her to think of a little story. Conversation continues in language. 00:05:46 Tape buzzing and some distortion. Conversation can be heard in the background, but

is mostly inaudible. 00:08:03 Buzzing noise ceases; conversation in language continues. 00:08:39 Pause. 00:08:42 Conversation continues. There is reference to a grandmother, and to young people. 00:10:16 Tape off/on. JG asks interviewees about sentence construction. 00:11:36 Myf Turpin with Tommy Thompson (TT), Carol Thompson (CT), Ali

Namadjang (spelling?)(AN) and Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HCP) at Stirling Station. MT announces that they are looking at megafiles from page 127. Conversation commences in language.

00:12:40 Tape distortion. 00:12:48 Tape distortion. 00:12:56 Tape distortion. A conversation about medicine continues in language. 00:13:36 ‘The smelly one’ is mentioned in English. Conversation in language continues. 00;15:07 Pause. 00:15:10 Tape off/on. A conversation about frogs commences. 00:18:07 MT asks about a sound and a flash. 00:18:33 Tape off/on. Conversation between JG and an unidentified female interviewee. 00:19:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with other conversations heard in the

background. 00:24:18 Tape distortion; conversation continues.

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00:25:19 Tape distortion; conversation continues, there is mention of a stone in English. 00:26:23 Pause. 00:26:26 Conversation continues in language. 00:27:16 Conversation in English about something being rough or bumpy, and of the ground

being too stony. 00:28:33 MT asks about the meanings of different words in relation to ‘a short one’. Doing

something quicker (what exactly isn’t identified in English) when an animal is doubled up is also mentioned.

00:30:17 Tape distortion, followed by conversation in language. Mention of something being ‘like fighting’.


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Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine, Animals - Reptiles - Lizards / Goannas


Places: Alcoota map area (South Central NT SF53-10), Laramba / Napperby (South Central NT SF53-09), Murray Downs (Central NT SF53-06)

Recording quality: Fair – numerous tape distortions and pauses throughout

Timing point

Description

Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) about megafiles and medicines at Stirling Station, N.T., 2 Feb 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:16 Tape cuts into a group conversation in language. 00:01:50 Tape distortion 00:01:55 Conversation continues on in language, with MT asking of the name for the

‘Napperby mob’. 00:03:48 MT asks about medicine and cooking a particular animal, with the conversation

continuing in language. 00:05:05 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:05:38 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:06:47 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:07:23 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language, with small glitches/ distortions

throughout. 00:12:10 Discussion of catching goannas by the tail, followed by conversation in language. 00:14:02 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:15:17 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:18:45 Tape buzzing, distortion. Conversation continues. 00:18:49 Buzzing noise ceases. 00:19:28 Tape distortion. MT asks about something growing under the grass, then

conversation carries on in language. 00:22:35 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:24:05 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:26:59 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:27:51 Tape distortion; conversation continues on. Seawater is mentioned in English in

relation to karu (spelling?). 00:29:57 Mention of Murray Downs. 00:30:59 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:31:29 Tape distortion. 00:31:41 End of 026487, field tape 444, side B.

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Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Food- Plants, Animals,



Recording quality: Fair – frequent distortions and buzzing Timing point

Description

Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) about megafiles at Stirling Station, N.T., 1 February, 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:20 JG announces the date and names of those present. Conversation commences in

language. 00:02:32 MT asks about ‘finding a good spot again’. The conversation continues on in

language. 00:02:45 Tape distortion. Conversation continues. 00:02:54 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:03:34 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:04:08 Distortion/buzzing noise starts, conversation continues. 00:04:25 Buzzing noise stops. Conversation continues. 00:04:54 Tape off/on; conversation continues in language. MT asks about individuals painting

themselves. 00:06:08 A ‘dry one’ is mentioned in English, and then the conversation continues in language. 00:06:30 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:58 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. MT asks the group about usage of

particular words in language. 00:08:33 Pause 00:08:35 Conversation in language continues. MT queries whether ‘it’ is used for painting, but

does not identify what ‘it’ is in English. Conversation continues in language. 00:11:25 Pause 00:11:27 Conversation continues. 00:12:52 Tape distortion; MT asks the interviewees “What does he do?” and the conversation

continues on in language. 00:13:49 MT speaks of an animal ‘singing out for flies’, discusses this with JA and then

confirms pronunciation of several words in language. 00:14:40 Tape distortion. Discussion in language with a woman not identified on the

recording. 00:15:40 Tape distortion. 00:15:41 MT announces that they are looking at megafiles from page 123 (but does not specify

the book which she is referencing). She also announces the names of the interviewees present (see list above). Discussion ensues in language.

00:17:14 MT asks about the pronunciation of a word in language. 00:18:01 Tape distortion; conversation continues.

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00:18:08 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:18:57 MT asks the group about the pronunciation of several other words in language.

Conversation continues in language. 00:21:28 JG and a woman whose name is not identified by JG converse in language. 00:22:50 Buzzing distortion on tape begins. Conversation continues in language. 00:23:47 Buzzing noise ceases. Conversation in language continues. 00:24:18 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:24:53 JG asks an animal’s name - Ilangwa (spelling?). 00:25:12 Buzzing distortion commences. Discussion in language. 00:25:21 Mention of the bush banana. 00:26:11 Word pronunciation and elicitation in language. 00:28:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language relating to different words which sound

similar in language. 00:28:51 JA mentions two different names. JG asks about whether two different words are

actually different from one another. 00:29:27 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:30:06 Pronunciation of different words in language. 00:31:10 Tape distortion. Conversation in language continues. 00:31:48 End of 026488, field tape 445, side A.

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Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Water supply



Recording quality: Fair – frequent distortions and buzzing Timing point

Description

Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) about megafiles at Stirling Station, N.T., 1 February, 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:08 Pause 00:00:15 Tape cuts into conversation. It is announced that they are talking about malangas

(spelling?). Conversation continues in language. 00:01:42 Tape distortion. Conversation continues. 00:01:58 Tape distortion. Conversation continues. 00:02:19 The size of something approximately an inch long is discussed. 00?:02:37 Tape distortion. Conversation in language continues. 00:03:32 Tape distortion. Conversation continues. 00:04:02 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:04:45 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:05:05 How something is used is discussed. 00:05:35 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:06:57 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:08:23 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:08:53 Tape distortion; conversation continues still in language. 00:09:56 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:10:36 Pronunciation of a word in language is discussed. 00:11:17 JA speaks of the seasonal migration of two animals. 00:11:57 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:12:35 MT - “Quick! Hurry up!” followed by laughter. Conversation continues in language. 00:13:59 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:14:35 JA speaks of a cattle station. 00:14:58 Tape distortion, conversation continues. 00:15:27 Tape distortion. Conversation continues. 00:16:58 Discussion about lending or borrowing something (it is not specified in English what

exactly). 00:19:38 Tape distortion, conversation continues in language. 00:20:30 MT and JA discuss someone who does not listen to other people. 00:21:03 Multiple tape distortions in a short period, conversation in language continues. 00:22:05 JG discusses the pronunciation of the word Alanya (spelling?) with WA. 00:24:20 The word alapa is discussed in language.MT asks about something long. 00:25:17 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. Alapa (spelling?) and alinja

(spelling?) are mentioned.

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00:28:22 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. Mention of something skinny. 00:29:00 Tape distortion; conversation in language continues. 00:29:56 Conversation about spring water, mostly in language. 00:31:21 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. Mention of something being

slimy. 00:31:48 End of 026489, field tape 445, side B.

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Ampetyan, Tommy Thompson, Carol Green

Subject keywords: Animals, Animals - Amphibians - Frogs and toads, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Kangaroos / Wallabies,



Recording quality: Fair – many stops and starts

Timing point

Description

Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA), Kumanjay Green (KG), Tommy Thompson (TT), Carol Green (CG), Kumanjay Jakar (KJ), about animals, frogs and frog calls at Stirling Station, N.T., 2 February, 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:10 Pause 00:00:18 The date and interviewees are announced and it is noted that they are looking at

megafiles from p131. 00:00:37 Tape off/on. Tape is announced as tape two. 00:00:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:00:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:01:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:01:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Yukarda (spelling?). 00:02:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. “What’s that other one?” 00:03:05 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language and a mention in English of when you can’t

move your leg. 00:04:18 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Comparison of different words which sound

similar in language. 00:06:21 Tape off/on. Discussion on something being ‘too close together’ and a comparison

of two different words in language. 00:07:29 Tape off/on. Word elicitation in language. 00:08:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:40 Tape off/on. Mention of something being the same as something else. Conversation

in language. A word with the same meaning as alindj (spelling?) is discussed. 00:10:31 JG mentions not wanting to do anything, and not liking something, but does not

specify what. 00:10:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:28 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:38 Tape off/on. One of the male interviewees (not identified on the recording) is asked

to ‘do that one again’. Conversation in language. 00:11:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Discussion of something being hard, and

another thing being easy. Kangaroo skin is mentioned.

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00:12:17 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:03 Tape off/on. Two types kaydidj (spelling?). They share the land. 00:14:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. “Lots of bends”. 00:15:58 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Pronunciation of words in language. 00:16:17 Mention of a turkey. 00:16:38 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:00 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:54 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Mention of a ‘brown one’ and grass. 00:19:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:27 ‘After lunch’ is mentioned and it is noted that the conversation topic is ‘animals’.

Conversation continues in language. 00:21:16 Discussion about the fur colour of one particular animal, as well as the last time it

was seen and how it moves. 00:24:25 Tape off/on. “What was that?” Conversation in language. 00:24:56 Discussion of a rat-like animal Atyaw (spelling?). 00:30:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:14 Discussion about the borough of a particular animal, anat (spelling?). 00:31:42 End of 026490, field tape 446, side A.

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Subject keywords: Animals, Animals - Amphibians - Frogs and toads, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Kangaroos / Wallabies, Food - Plants



Recording quality: Fair – numerous distortions, stops and starts Timing point

Description

Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) about animals, frogs and frog calls at Stirling Station, N.T., 2 February, 1998.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:15 Continuation of discussion from previous archive tape about an animal’s borough,

followed by conversation in language. 00:01:12 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:01:59 That’s inside that home though. 00:02:36 Tape off/on; discussion relating to Anyal (spelling?), conversation in language.

Mention of something being over the top. 00:03:45 Tape off/on; conversation in language. 00:04:17 Tape off/on; conversation in language. 00:04:45 Tape off/on; conversation in language. Speaking of something that shines like glass

when the sun shines. 00:06:41 Tape off/on; discussion in language. 00:07:38 Tape off/on; conversation in language. 00:08:49 Discussion about Alimalimarar (spelling?). 00:09:20 Discussion about Kaydidj (spelling?). 00:09:57 Tape off/on; discussion in language. 00:12:06 Tape distortion, followed by conversation in language. 00:12:33 Discussion of change in relation to kaydidj (spelling?). 00:13:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:14:00 Discussion of the sound an animal makes in relation to angaranga (spelling?). 00:14:31 Tape distortion, followed by a discussion about frogs and the noises they make. 00:16:26 Tape off/on; conversation in language. 00:17:18 Tape off/on; discussion of sitting in a particular way with legs up. 00:17:39 Tape off/on; conversation in language. 00:18:35 Tape off/on; sitting crossed legged is mentioned. 00:18:46 Tape off/on; conversation in language. 00:19:05 Tape off/on; conversation in language. 00:20:10 Tape off/on; conversation in language. 00:22:19 Tape off/on; conversation in language, ‘to shine’ is mentioned. Several distortions

within a very short period. 00:23:22 Tape off/on; mention of shaking fruit from a tree, followed by conversation in

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language. 00:24:25 Tape off/on; Conversation relating to word pronunciation. 00:24:51 End of 026491, field tape 446, side B.

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026492/ field tape 447, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Social organisation - Kinship - Kinship terms, Technology - Stone – Grindstones,



Recording quality: Fair – regular tape distortions

Timing point

Description

Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Hilda Apwerl (HA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA), Ruby Kngwarray (RK), Janie Ampetyan (JA) about megafiles and kin, Stirling Station, 3-4 November, 1997.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:08 Pause 00:00:14 JG announces the date and location, as well as the interviewees present. Conversation

commences in language. 00:01:13 Bulka (spelling?), discussion in language. 00:02:37 Mention of something soft. Conversation continues on in language. 00:03:21 Mention of a big flat stone, as well as a little stone, grinding and a dish. 00:05:45 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:05:53 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:06:26 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:07:12 Mention of something close together, conversation continues in language. 00:08:01 Tape distortion, word in language meaning ‘a big shade’ is discussed, as well as a ‘big

mob’. 00:09:24 Tape distortion; conversation in language. Mention of awalpa (spelling?) 00:09:42 Tape distortion; discussion of the use of awalpa (spelling?) in sentences. 00:13:03 Tape off/on. Location and date are announced, as are the names of the interviewees.

Discussion continues in language. 00:14:41 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:15:06 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:15:53 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:16:29 Mention of a younger sister, atyerreye. Conversation continues in language. 00:16:55 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:18:45 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:23:49 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:24:06 Mention of a grand-daughter, followed by discussion in language. 00:25:47 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:26:06 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:27:24 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:28:33 Tape distortion; conversation in language. Generator noise in the background. 00:31:50 JG asks interviewees about the pronunciation of particular words. Father-in-law is

mentioned. 00:31:27 End of 026492, field tape 447, side A.

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026493/ field tape 447, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan

Subject keywords: Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation , Social organisation - Kinship - Kinship terms



Recording quality: Fair to good – some distortions, but mostly clear.

Timing point

Description

Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Hilda Apwerl (HA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA), Ruby Kngwarray (RK), Janie Ampetyan (JA) about megafiles and kin, Stirling Station, 3-4 November, 1997.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:16 Tape cuts into a conversation in language. A dog can be heard barking in the

background. 00:01:42 Tape distortion; There is mention on the words ‘daughter-in-law’, ‘son’ and ‘wife’

within a conversation in language. A discussion on different kin terms follows, mostly in language.

00:06:16 Tape distortion; conversation in language. A tap can be heard running in the background.

00:10:52 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:12:31 JG elicits pronunciation of particular words in language from those being

interviewed. 00:14:24 Mention of women. JG then asks about other words in language and the

conversation continues on in language. One of the women being interviewed, who has not been identified on the recording, apologises.

00:15:33 The words ‘daughter’, ‘great-grand-daughter’, ‘son’ and ‘grandson’ are mentioned. Conversation continues in language.

00:17:00 Mention of arrwengke (mother) and ‘daughter’, in amongst conversation in language. 00:18:59 Word in language for great grand-daughter is mentioned, in amongst conversation in

language. 00:20:41 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:23:35 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:24:28 Discussion of two similar words. 00:26:01 Mention of the word ‘uncle’ with the rest of conversation in language. There is

discussion of two people together. 00:26:28 Tape distortion; conversation in language. The interviewees provide word

pronunciation for JG. 00:29:55 What about akutjira (spelling?) conversation in language. Mention of something (or

someone) young. 00:30:39 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:31:30 End of 026493, field tape 447, side B.

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026494/ field tape 449, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, Gracie

Ampetyan, Jacob Apetyarr

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Technology - Pigments and ochres,

Language/people: Anmatyerre language (C8.1), Kaytetye (C13), Arrernte / Aranda language (C8)

Places: Alcoota map area (South Central NT SF53-10), Canberra (ACT SI55-16)

Recording quality: Fair

Timing point

Description

Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Hilda Apwerl (HA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA), Ruby Kngwarray (RK), Janie Ampetyan (JA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Jacob Apetyarr (JA) about Arandic megafiles, Stirling Station, 4 November, 1997.

00:00:00 Archive Announcement. 00:00:09 Pause 00:00:16 Recording cuts into conversation. JG announces the location, date and interviewees,

as well as noting that they are referring to page 37 of a booklet and looking at megafiles.

00:00:40 Conversation in language. 00:02:08 Mention of Kaydidj (spelling?), ‘no skin’. Conversation continues in language. Mention

of something possibly being wrong. 00:03:09 Tape distortion; mention of a dead body. Conversation continues in language. 00:04:13 Mention of skin. Discussion in language. Yalka (spelling?) 00:05:16 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:06:45 Talk of skinning something; one of the ladies mentions she always tells her kids to

skin ‘them’. 00:06:51 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:07:50 Conversation on language, with a mention of Canberra. 00:08:40 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:09:53 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:09:58 Tape distortion; conversation in language. Reference to an object worn on the head

for carrying things. 00:12:23 Language elicitation and mention of a big container. 00:13:01 Tape distortion; conversation in language. JG asks the interviewees to tell her a story.

Conversation in language continues. 00:15:04 Mention of splitting the ground open. 00:16:02 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:16:11 Tape distortion; conversation in language. There is discussion of cracks in the

ground, and cracked dirt. Kwalpe (spelling?). 00:18:29 Mention of a play pen and a headache, conversation in language continues. 00:21:59 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:22:51 Aleme is mentioned. 00:23:26 Tape distortion; conversation in language and mention of yellow ochre. 00::25:06 Discussion of words in language for ‘yellow’ and discussion about sorting something

out.

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00:27:32 Tape distortion; Word for ‘counting’. 00:28:37 Tape distortion; conversation in language, and laughter. 00:31:13 End of 026494, field tape 449, side A.

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026495/ field tape 449, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, Gracie


Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Animals - Reptiles - Lizards / Goannas, Animals - Reptiles – Snakes


Places: Alcoota map area (South Central NT SF53-10), Mparntwe / Alice Springs (South Central NT SF53-14)

Recording quality: Fair to good

Timing point

Description


00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:17 Recording cuts into conversation in language. 00:01:00 There is a mention of ‘one last one before lunch’, followed by a conversation in

language. 00:02:30 Discussion of a particular species of gecko, which is thought to give people

headaches. 00:04:26 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:07:14 Mention of checking if the ground is hollow underneath, and of goannas. 00:09:40 Tape distortion; mention of a green snake, followed by a conversation in language. 00:12:04 Word elicitation for the word for the back of a car, followed by conversation in

language. 00;14:35 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:14:52 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:15:40 Mention of Alice Springs. 00:18:06 Tape distortion, conversation in language. Discussion about clouds. 00:23:38 Comparison of two different words in language with similar sounding pronunciation. 00:26:29 Mention of akarpa (spelling?), followed by conversation in language. 00:28:01 Pause. 00:28:05 Continuation of conversation in language. 00:28:44 Pause. 00:28:47 Conversation continues in language. 00:29:17 Language elicitation for when something is lost and can’t be found, followed by

discussion in language. 00:30:34 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:31:14 End of 026495, field tape 449, side B.

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026496/ 451 side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, Gracie

Ampetyan, Jacob Apetyarr, Elsie Numina

Subject keywords: Animals - Amphibians - Frogs and toads, Animals - Invertebrates - Insects - Grubs / Witchetty, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation – Sentences, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation



Recording quality: Fair – distortions and wind/ background noise frequently throughout Timing point

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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Hilda Apwerl (HA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA), Ruby Kngwarray (RK), Janie Ampetyan (JA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Elsie Numina (EN) about Arandic megafiles and frogs, Stirling Station, 5 November, 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:15 Tape cuts into conversation in language. JG announces the location, date and

interviewees present and refers to page 51 of the booklet. There is a mention of being dizzy and conversation being about Arupalupe (spelling?).

00:00:52 Conversation in language. 00:01:23 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:01:40 Tape distortion; conversation in language, and a mention of grubs. 00:06:43 Discussion of people not eating. Conversation continues in language. 00:07:07 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:10:05 Mention of something stuck in interviewee’s feet. 00:10:22 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:13:31 Pause. 00:13:34 Conversation continues in language. 00:14:57 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:16:00 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:16:30 ‘So this one’s akulkura (spelling?), little thing on the ground, little shiny thing’. 00:19:22 Tape distortion; a conversation about ‘pretty flowers’ ensues. 00:23:16 Discussion about frost. 00:24:22 Conversation in language regarding how certain words can be incorporated into

sentences. 00:24:32 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:25:27 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:25:42 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:26:41 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:27:24 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:27:51 Interviewer asks about akulpe (spelling?) and a discussion about a small, mussel-like

creature ensues. 00:31:11 Tape distortion; conversation in language, query regarding how something is said. 00:31:42 Recording cuts out mid-sentence. End of 026496, field tape 451, side A.

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Ampetyan, Jacob Apetyarr, Elsie Numina

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Plants – Trees, Animals, Animals - Amphibians - Frogs and toads


Places: Alcoota map area (South Central NT SF53-10), Laramba / Napperby (South Central NT SF53-09)

Recording quality: Fair to good – a few minor distortions, but otherwise ok

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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Hilda Apwerl (HA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA), Ruby Kngwarray (RK), Janie Ampetyan (JA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Elsie Numina (EN) about Arandic megafiles and frogs, Stirling Station, 5 November, 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:16 Recording continues on from previous archive tape recording; conversation in

language. Mention of a ‘slow one’. 00:01:08 Discussion about dogs barking. 00:01:22 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:02:03 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:02:05 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:02:50 Conversation in language about a particular species of tree and its seeds. 00:04:03 Mention of something strong in English, and conversation in language. 00:05:30 Mention of ‘something leaking’, followed by word elicitation and pronunciation in

language. 00:07:10 Mention of a ‘real thin one’, discussion relating to something ‘thin’ or ‘skinny’. 00:08:02 Discussion of language word usage at Napperby. 00:11:18 “Just for a little bit” discussion continues in language. 00:12:49 Tape distortion; continues in language. 00;12:58 Tape distortion; Tape distortion; continues in language. 00:13:07 ‘Little bit better’, conversation continues in language. 00:13:44 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:14:21 JG asks about when a particular word in language is used; conversation continues in

language. 00:14:48 Language elicitation for ‘This one’s a short one, get me a long one’. 00:16:52 Comparison of a small animal that can be eaten and a larger one, mostly in language. 00:20:13 Language pronunciation elicitation in language. 00:21:10 Tape distortion; continues in language. 00:22:33 Tape distortion; continues in language. 00:25:10 Mention is made of a son-in-law and relational kinship terms. 00:26:04 Conversation mostly in language, with a mention in English about having done

something the day before. 00:29:16 Language elicitation for doing something first, eating lunch first.

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00:29:25 Tape distortion; continues in language. 00:31:46 End of 026497, field tape 451, side B.

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026498/ field tape 452, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Weetji Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Janie Ampetyan, Gracie


Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Plants – Trees


Places: Alcoota map area (South Central NT SF53-10), Laramba / Napperby (South Central NT SF53-09), Tennant Creek (Central NT SE53-14)

Recording quality: Fair to good – some wind distortion

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Jenny Green (JG) and Myf Turpin (MT) interviewing Hilda Apwerl (HA), Weetji Ampetyan (WA), Ruby Kngwarray (RK), Janie Ampetyan (JA), Gracie Ampetyan (GA), Jacob Apetyarr (JA) about Arandic megafiles, Stirling Station, Northern Territory, 4-5 November, 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:17 Interviewer announces the date, location and interviewees present. She notes that the

conversation is in relation to ‘page 47, mega’. 00:00:38 Conversation in language commences. Language elicitation ‘Can you say that word?’;

‘Can you say that word slowly?’ 00:02:20 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:03:11 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:05:07 MT asks the interviewees to say ‘just a little story’. 00:05:44 Tape distortion; mention of the Arrernte (C8) language. Conversation in language. 00:07:03 Mention of a cloud and a rainbow in English. Word elicitation in language. 00:07:54 Mention of something ‘pretty’ and of the rainbow again. 00:08:38 Tape distortion. Conversation in language and word elicitation. 00:10:24 Discussion of something ‘fresh’ and something ‘dried’. Conversation in language. 00:11:18 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:13:58 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. ‘Dry one, when it shrivels up’. Discussion

of the word for when something is ripe or ready. 00:14:33 Pause. 00:14:36 Tape off/on. Announcement of the date, location, and interviewees present. 00:15:02 Pause. 00:15:04 Conversation in language. 00:17:07 Pause. 00:17:12 Conversation in language. 00:20:25 Wind distortion, conversation is inaudible. 00:20:35 Conversation in language becomes audible again. 00:21:48 Further wind distortion over conversation in language. 00:24:40 Wind distortion ceases. Conversation in language. 00:25:19 ‘Can you also say …?’ Language elicitation, discussion in language. 00:26:31 Pause. 00:26:35 Conversation continues in language. 00:27:19 Mention of someone crying. Conversation continues in language.

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00:28:36 Mention of Tenant Creek and Napperby. Conversation continues in language with a mention of a tea tree in English.

00:31:12 Discussion of something being ‘light’ or ‘heavy’, conversation in language continues. 00:31:38 End of 026498, field tape 452, side A.

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Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Environment - Climate and weather



Recording quality: Fair – wind interference throughout

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00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:17 Conversation continues in language from previous archive tape. There is some wind

interference. 00:01:51 MT asks ‘What about…?’ ‘What do … say?’ and an unidentified woman replies ‘They

don’t listen…Their way, you know. Language.’, ‘His family are…’ mention of Aranda people.

00:03:08 MT mentions an Aranda word, ‘Special one, someone you feel sorry for… don’t hurt him. Someone you don’t pick on, you just look after him’. Conversation in language.

00:08:11 JG - ‘Can you think of a sentence with it in it? Like a story’. Conversation in language.

00:08:49 JG – ‘If I’ve had enough…’ conversation in language. 00:12:12 Alupurre (spelling?), mention of the sky and clouds, and the conversation continues in

language. Discussion of the word in language for when the sky clears. 00:14:50 ‘Can you say it one [sic] more, that word, if you can remember it?’ conversation

continues in language. 00:16:21 ‘Pretty one’ conversation continues in language. Mention of something grey in

English. Conversation in language. 00:19:34 Pause. 00:19:37 Conversation in language. 00:21:58 ‘Muradam (spelling?), different word now’. Conversation continues in language. ‘This

one’s stabbing something’. Word pronunciation elicitation in language. 00:23:59 MT - ‘Does that mean you did it then, or maybe last week?’ Conversation in language. 00:26:19 ‘That’s the only time you use that one?’ “when somebody coming in, waiting for

you…’ Conversation continues mostly in language with some English relating to usage of this particular word.

00:31:10 Mention by JG of a word for becoming dizzy and possibly falling down, conversation continues in language.


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026700/ field tape 453, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Emilia? (Possibly Emily

Hayes?), Ruby Kngwarray

Subject keywords: Social organisation - Kinship - Kinship terms, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology - Pronunciation

Language/people: Anmatyerre language (C8.1), Kaytetye language/ Kaytej people (C13)



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Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA) Emelia? (possibly Emily Hayes?), Weetjie Ampetyan (WA), possibly also Ruby Kngwarray (RK) speaking about kin terms, at Stirling Station, Northern Territory, 4 November 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:15 Recording commences with JG announcing the date, location and interviewees

present. She notes that they are talking about kin terms, and the conversation commences in language.

00:02:36 Sound of water running in the background. Conversation continues in language. 00:03:11 JG asks about kampanye (spelling?), conversation continues in language. 00:06:09 Tape distortion. Conversation in language continues, with pronunciation elicitation. 00:08:27 Mention of a ‘little stone’, conversation in language continues. 00:09:12 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:09:44 The sound of something banging on metal can be heard. Conversation continues in

language. 00:11:00 JG mentions the ‘crown of the head’ and conversation continues in language. 00:12:20 The sound of banging on metal is heard again. Conversation continues in language. 00:12:41 MT asks about something being different. Conversation in language continues. Some

wind interference comes and goes from here on in the recording. 00:15:53 Mention of a ‘long one’ in English, within a conversation in language. 00:16:35 ‘Do they stay all year ‘round?’ conversation in language continues. 00:19:55 MT asks about whether Kaytej people use a particular wording when using the word

akambwe (spelling?). Conversation in language. 00:22:54 MT asks ‘That little one… can you say that for lots of things?’ 00:23:54 MT asks about a word meaning ‘in the middle’, akambwa (spelling?) Conversation in

language. JG expresses confusion relating to the pronunciation of two different, yet similar sounding words.

00:25:27 Pause. 00:25:32 Conversation in language continues. 00:31:05 MT asks the interviewees about the word tupan (spelling?) and mentions going around

something. Conversation in language continues. 00:31:27 End of 026700, field tape 453, side A.

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026701/ field tape 453, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Eileen Ampetyan, Emelia? (possibly Emily Hayes?), Weetjie

Ampetyan, Jacob Apetyarr, possibly also Ruby Kngwarray

Subject keywords: Social organisation - Kinship - Kinship terms, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Animals - Reptiles - Lizards / Goannas




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Hilda Apwerl (HA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Emelia? (possibly Emily Hayes?), Weetjie Ampetyan (WA), Jacob Apetyarr (JA) and possibly also Ruby Kngwarray (RK) speaking about kin terms and megafiles, at Stirling Station, Northern Territory, 4 November 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:16 Recording cuts into a conversation in language, following on from previous archive

tape. 00:01:04 Mention of a ‘young brother’, within a conversation in language. 00:05:42 Tape off/on, MT discusses a particular Kaytej word with interviewees - kanyawillkurur

(spelling?). 00:07:10 JG asks about something green ‘around the neck’. Conversation continues in

language. 00:09:20 Pause. 00:09:22 Conversation continues in language. JA mentions something plastic in English. 00:10:51 JG ‘Same thing… that might be a town...’ conversation in language. 00:11:35 Mention of water, in amongst conversation in language. 00:12:15 Tape distortion. Conversation in language, with the sound of a running tap in the

background. 00:14:20 MT ‘Is that the same one as kangalarra (spelling?)’ Conversation about this term in

language. 00:16:47 Tape distortion, sounds of a generator or motor in the background. Conversation in

language. 00:17:46 An unidentified female interviewee speaks ‘I’m happy for you to come… I’m happy’.

Pronunciations of two similar sounding words are compared and a conversation in language ensues.

00:19:08 MT mentions something with a slightly different meaning. A female unidentified on the recording discusses the feeling of happiness ‘When your family come’. Conversation in language continues. Further discussion about word usage in language, with occasional smatterings of English ‘What about…’ ‘Can you say…?’

00:22:39 Discussion mostly in language about Kangala (spelling?) ‘cold’. 00:23:45 The sound of running water can be heard in the background, and several short tape

distortions ensue. The conversation in language continues. 00:24:44 Reference to a particular type of lizard. 00:27:42 A woman unidentified on the recording speaks of talking and listening. A story is

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discussed, mostly in language. Clarification of pronunciation of words in language follows.

00:29:10 Clarification of word pronunciation in language, with JA. 00:31:27 End of 026701, field tape 452, side B.

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026702/ field tape 454, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Weetji

Ampetyan

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Animals - Invertebrates - Crustacea and molluscs - Shellfish etc., Language - Vocabulary - Water resources, Environment - Climate and weather




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Hilda Apwerl (HA), Jacob Apetyarr (JA) and Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Ruby Kngwarray (RK) and Weetji Ampetyan (WA, ) speaking about megafiles ‘kwaty’, at Stirling Station, N.T., 7 November 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:17 The location, date and interviewees’ names are announced. 00:00:39 Page 84 of the ‘mega’ is announced as the topic of conversation. Conversation

commences in language. 00:04:33 Sound of dogs barking in background. Mention in English of terms relating to

colour. 00:05:40 Mention of the word for ‘shell’ in language. Conversation continues in language. 00:08:59 Conversation with RK regarding word elicitation. 00:09:35 Pause. 00:09:39 Conversation in language continues. 00:10:40 Conversation in language with JA. 00:11:00 Conversation with a woman unidentified on the recording, in language. 00:12:42 Conversation in language with JA and other unidentified women. 00:14:17 Music can be heard in the background, conversation continues in language. 00:15:30 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:16:29 Discussion in language; ‘salty water’ and ‘sea water’ are mentioned in English. 00:17:15 Mention of lightning in English. Conversation continues in language with JA and

others. 00:22:17 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:23:26 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language, with dog barking in the

background. Mention of something clean in English, followed by language elicitation. 00:24:23 MT asks JA about a ‘little story’. Conversation continues in language. 00:25:26 Word elicitation and pronunciation in language. 00:26:27 Noises of dogs in the background. MT asks a female unidentified on the recording to

pronounce a word in language alempalempa (spelling?). 00:27:40 Mention of ‘frothy one’ and soap, conversation in language. 00:28:58 Discussion of beer in language. 00:29:37 Salt water is mentioned in English, then the discussion continues in language. 00:30:30 Discussion of rain, drizzling. Conversation in language. 00:31:40 End of 026702, field tape 454, side B.

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026703/ 454, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan , Ruby Kngwarray, Weetji

Ampetyan

Subject keywords: Environment - Climate and weather, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation




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Hilda Apwerl (HA), Jacob Apetyarr (JA) and Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Ruby Kngwarray (RK), Weetji Ampetyan (WA) speaking about megafiles ‘kwaty’, at Stirling Station, Northern Territory, 7 November 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:15 Recording cuts into conversation in language continuing on from the previous

archive tape. Dogs can be heard barking in the background. There is a discussion about rain, trees and sap, which is mostly in language with occasional words in English.

00:03:22 Word elicitation for ‘dripping water’. Conversation in language. Further discussion about rain, mostly in language.

00:08:04 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:08:30 Pause. 00:08:34 Conversation in language continues. 00:08:58 Mention of hail stones. Conversation continues in language. 00:12:56 MT asks JA to tell a story again. 00:13:24 Conversation in language, with a mention in English of preventing something from

spilling. Conversation in language continues. 00:14:02 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:15:39 End of 026703, field tape 454, side B.

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026704/ field tape 456, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, , Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Ruby Kngwarray, Weetki

Ampetyan, Kumanjay Ubidjana

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Vocabulary - Body parts and functions,




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Hilda Apwerl (HA), Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Ruby Kngwarray (RK), Gracie Mpetyan (GM) Weetji Ampetyan (WA), speaking about megafiles ‘k’ at Stirling Station, Northern Territory, 7 November 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:16 The date, location and interviewees are noted. JG indicates that they are looking at

page 79 of ‘the mega’. 00:00:52 Conversation in language amongst the interviewers and interviewees as a group.

There is mention in English about different parts of the arm and the words in language for these terms. Conversation continues in language.

00:04:04 Mention of ‘right-handed’ and ‘left handed’ in English. Conversation in language. 00:05:51 Pause 00:05:57 Conversation in language continues. 00:11:24 MT asks how a particular word in language can be used within the context of a

sentence. Conversation in language continues. 00:15:13 Mention in English of a particular species of flower not having much of a scent ‘ikwa’

(spelling?). Conversation continues mostly in language. 00:17:10 Conversation in language continues, with mention in English of something weak. 00:17:51 Mention of ‘wrist’. 00:19:15 Discussion of the wordage used for putting something inside a bucket, conversation

mostly in language. 00:20:56 Discussion mostly in language about something staying in one place. 00:23:23 Pause 00:23:28 Conversation continues in language. 00:25:28 Discussion of ‘a funny one’ (however, it is not specified in English what is being

referred to). Conversation continues in language. 00:30:37 ‘I really like that kid’, conversation in language. 00:31:07 Brief discussion of the phrase ‘short one’. 00:31:40 End of 026704, field tape 456, side A.

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026705/ field tape 456, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Apwerl, Ruby Kngwarray, Jacob Apetyarr, Eileen Ampetyan, Ruby

Kngwarray, Gracie Mpetyan, Weetji Ampetyan

Subject keywords: Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Language - Vocabulary - Body parts and functions, Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Kangaroos / Wallabies,




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Hilda Apwerl (HA), Jacob Apetyarr (JA), Eileen Ampetyan (EA), Ruby Kngwarray (RK), Gracie Mpetyan (GM), Weetji Ampetyan (WA), speaking about megafiles ‘k’ at Stirling Station, Northern Territory, 7 November 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:16 Recording cuts into conversation following on from previous archive tape.

Conversation in language about how certain words are pronounced. 00:03:00 Discussion in language, with mention of the word in language for ‘ankle’ ilkelke. 00:05:26 Mention of a wallaby, conversation continues in language. MT clarifies the use of

particular words in sentences. 00:06:35 ‘How big is the ilerakwe?’ (spectacled hare-wallaby – Largorchestes conspicillatus).

Discussion ensues in language. 00:08:06 Mention of a ‘yellow one’ and whether they are yellow all over, or just on certain

parts. MT asks about the shape of the animal’s face. 00:09:30 ‘Who’s that white one?’ Conversation in language. 00:12:21 Interviewees are asked about the wording for asking someone not to do something.

Conversation in language follows. 00:14:16 JG asks interviewees about particular ways of saying specific words in language in

sentences. Conversation in language. 00:16:32 ‘What’s those two?’ Pronunciation variation between two words in language, followed

by conversation in language. Car can be heard driving past in background. 00:18:21 ‘Urangawa’ (spelling?), discussion about its pronunciation ensues in language. Further

conversation in language. Some wind interference around the 00:22:15 to 00:22:23 range.

00:24:18 Several other words in language are spoken in order for MT to grasp their pronunciation.


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026706/ field tape 790, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl, Janie Mpetyan, Weetjie Mpetyan

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Vocabulary - Body parts and functions, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation,



Recording quality: Fair – some background noise and wind distortion.

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Hilda Pwerl (HP), Janie Mpetyan (JM), Weetjie Mpetyan (WM) speaking about ‘megas page 962’, at Stirling Station, Northern Territory, 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:01:55 Tape cuts into conversation in language. 00:02:56 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with car noises in the background. Some

light wind distortion. 00:0:43 “What’s a tukukun?” (spelling?). There is mention of a ‘baby one’ and something soft

amongst a conversation in language. 00:05:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:38 Tape off/on. Conversation on language. 00:06:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:10 Something pink is spoken of. Conversation continues in language. 00:09:37 Tape off/on. Teeth are discussed, as is variation in sound (as being ‘lighter’ or

‘heavier’). Conversation continues in language. 00:10:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Word elicitation and further mention of teeth

and something wide. 00:10:47 Pause. 00:10:51 Conversation continues in language. 00:10:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:07 Mention of coughing, followed by conversation in language. 00:14:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:09 ‘Tyenge’ (hand-held grinding stone) is discussed, in conversation mostly in language. 00:17:16 Tape off/on. Repetition of particular words in language to for pronunciation,

followed by further conversation in language. 00:18:09 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:33 ‘Pointing to the throat’ is mentioned, conversation in language. 00:18:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:28 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:52 Mention is made of straightening something out, followed by conversation in

language. 00:22:36 Tape distortion. Conversation in language continues. 00:22:57 Tape distortion. Conversation in language continues.

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00:22:41 ‘Apologise’ is mentioned in English, followed by conversation in language. 00:24:33 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:58 JG asking about how a certain word in language is used in a sentence. 00:27:53 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:21 Further pronunciation elicitation, conversation in language. 00:31:37 End of 026706, field tape 790, side A.

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026707/ field tape 790, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl, Janie Mpetyan, Weetjie Mpetyan, Blanche Ross

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Vocabulary - Body parts and functions



Recording quality: Fair to good – some background noise, and many stops and starts

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Hilda Pwerl (HP), Janie Mpetyan (JM), Blanche Ross (BR) Weetjie Mpetyan (WM) speaking about ‘megas page 962’, at Stirling Station, Northern Territory, 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:11 Pause. 00:00:18 Recording cuts into a conversation in language. 00:01:22 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language, and JG asks interviewees about

specific words in language. 00:04:55 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:28 Mention of salt and beef, in amongst a conversation in language. 00:06:47 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:40 Language elicitation, conversation in language. 00:11:37 Pause. 00:11:43 Conversation in language continues. 00:12:27 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:12:45 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:13:40 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:16:18 Tape off/on, conversation in language. Some wind distortion in background. 00:18:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:58 Tape off/on, conversation in language. 00:19:13 The noise of a motor starts up in background. 00:20:24 Tape off/on, conversation in language. 00:21:51 Pause. 00:21:53 Conversation continues in language. 00:22:03 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. The ‘back of the head’ is

mentioned in English. 00:22:52 Tape off/on, conversation in language. 00:24:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:31 Discussion about noise, mostly in language. 00:27:03 Mention of ‘Akwulpe/Akwalpe’ (spelling?) Conversation in language. 00:27:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:28:44 Mention of something milky, conversation in language. 00:31:00 Mention of ‘young people’ and ‘old people’, amongst conversation in language. 00:31:38 End of 026707, field tape 790, side B.

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026708/ field tape 800, side A Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Lena Ngal

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Plants

Language/people: Anmatyerre language (C8.1) [Western dialect]

Places: Laramba / Napperby (South Central NT SF53-09)

Recording quality: Fair – persistent buzzing noise throughout

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Description

Rita Ngal (RN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Connie Ngal (CN), Lena Ngal (LN) speaking about plants, at Napperby, Northern Territory, 6 April 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:16 Testing of tape, the date and interviewees present are noted. There is a persistent

whipper sniper-like buzzing noise in the background. 00:00:28 Pause. 00:00:36 Buzzing noise continues. JG announces that the topic is ‘Page 57, Western

Anmatyerre wordlist’, and that they are discussing plants. Conversation in language commences.

00:02:02 ‘Putting your hands together, putting it in a cake’ is mentioned in English, amongst a conversation in language.

00:02:04 Pause. 00:02:09 Conversation continues in language. 00:03:34 Pause 00:03:36 Conversation continues in language. 00:06:47 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:09:02 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:36 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:20 Pause. 00:12:24 Conversation continues in language. 00:17:05 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:13 Pause. 00:20:16 Conversation in language. 00:21:15 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:41 Pause. 00:25:44 Conversation continues in language. 00:27:52 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:15 Clarification of the word for either ‘different’ or ‘separate’. Conversation in language

continues. 00:29:56 Pause. 00:29:58 Conversation continues in language. 00:30:21 A plant with a yellow flower is discussed, mostly in language. 00:31:31 End of 026708, field tape 800, side A

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026709/ field tape 800, side B Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Lena Ngal

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Plants,



Recording quality: Fair – some background noise, and many stops and starts

Timing point

Description

Rita Ngal (RN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Connie Ngal (CN), Lena Ngal (LN) speaking about plants, at Napperby, Northern Territory, 6 April 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:07 Pause. 00:00:14 Conversation in language continues on from previous archive recording (026708).

RN or RP (no surname is mentioned on this instance) is asked to repeat herself, conversation continues in language.

00:03:15 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:43 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with mention in English of something being

the ‘same one’. 00:07:48 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:51 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:37 Pause. 00:10:42 Conversation in language continues. 00:12:33 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:48 Pause. 00:12:50 Conversation in language. 00:14:02 Tape off/on, conversation in language. 00:15:35 The noise of a motor starts up in the background. 00:16:11 Pause. 00:16:27 Conversation continues in language. 00:18:00 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:40 Discussion of the colour of plants' flowers ensues, with a yellow flower and a purple

flower being mentioned in English, amongst a conversation mostly in language. 00:21:12 Sunflowers are mentioned, conversation continues in language. 00:22:47 Dogs in the background can be heard yapping. Conversation in language continues. 00:25:06 Rubbish is mentioned in English, and the conversation continues in language. 00:25:11 Pause. 00:25:16 Conversation in language. 00:27:55 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:29 End of 026709, field tape 800, side B.

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026710/ field tape 801, side A Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Lena Ngal




Recording quality: Fair – numerous pauses, regular stopping and starting, and semi-regular ambient background noise

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Description

Rita Ngal (RN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Connie Ngal (CN), Lena Ngal (LN) speaking about ‘mega - t’ at Napperby, Northern Territory, 4 April 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:16 Testing of tape. JG announces location, date and the names of the interviewees. 00:00:34 Pause. 00:00:38 JG notes that they are referring to ‘page 946 of the megas… t’, Conversation in

language commences. 00:01:02 Pause. 00:01:05 Conversation in language. 00:02:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:46 Mention of the side of the face and side of the neck. Conversation in language. 00:04:08 Pause. 00:04:12 Conversation in language. 00:05:33 The noise of a car engine can be heard in the background, conversation in language. 00:09:55 Mention of someone wearing a headscarf. Conversation continues in language. 00:12:40 Pause. 00:12:42 Conversation in language. 00:14:47 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:38 Pause. 00:19:41 Conversation continues in language. 00:20:54 ‘Anything else up at … [indecipherable word in language]’ Conversation continues in

language. 00:25:17 Mention of resting on one’s elbow. Conversation continues in language. 00:27:47 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:45 Pause. 00:29:53 Conversation continues in language. 00:31:14 End of 026710, field tape 801, Side A.

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026711/ field tape 801, side B Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Lena Ngal

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation




Description

Rita Ngal (RN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Connie Ngal (CN), Lena Ngal (LN) speaking about ‘mega - t’ at Napperby, Northern Territory, 4 April 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:36 Conversation in language, with the mention of something clean in English. 00:03:11 Discussion relating to pointing to one’s noise. Conversation continues in language. 00:06:05 ‘Crossways’ is mentioned in English. Conversation in language. 00:07:18 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:34 Mention in English of a blind man, followed by conversation in language. 00:08:52 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, the sound of a car can be heard in the

background. 00:10:35 End of 026711, field tape 801, side B.

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026712/ field tape 814, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl




Recording quality: Fair – multiple distortions, background noise, and regular stops and starts.

Timing point

Description

Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HP) speaking about ‘megafiles - w’ at Stirling, Northern Territory, 16 May 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:17 Testing of recording. The location and date are announced and it is noted that JG

and HP are talking about ‘page 1096, mega’. 00:00:38 Pause. 00:00:40 Conversation in language. 00:01:40 Pause. 00:01:42 Conversation continues in language. 00:03:54 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:04:19 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:04:33 Pause. 00:04:37 Conversation in language. 00:05:07 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:34 Pause. 00:06:36 Conversation continues in language. 00:07:32 Tape distortion. Conversation in language continues. 00:08:42 Brief discussion about a ‘ping’ sound in English. Conversation continues in language. 00:11:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The word Walempurre (spelling?) is

mentioned. 00:12:59 The son of someone named ‘Lou’ is spoken of briefly in English. Conversation

continues in language. 00:13:58 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The word ‘alampe’ (spelling?) or possibly

‘alepenhe’ is mentioned. 00:17:41 Tape distortion followed by conversation in language. 00:18:44 ‘Akalke’ (spelling?) is mentioned within a conversation in language. 00:20:03 Tape distortion, followed by conversation in language. The sound of other

individuals, and children playing can be heard in the background. 00:20:30 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:21:31 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:22:01 ‘Walpale’ (spelling?) is discussed in language. 00:24:04 Tape distortion, followed by a continuation of the discussion in language. Children

playing and talking in the background can still be heard. 00:25:21 Pause. 00:25:24 Conversation in language continues. 00:27:54 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. HP is asked to pronounce several

particular words in language.

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00:29:23 Pause. 00:29:27 Conversation continues in language. 00:31:30 End of 026712, field tape 814, side A.

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026713/ field tape 814, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Margaret Watyale, Noreen Watyale

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology - Pronunciation



Recording quality: Fair – significant background noise, and regular distortions, stops and starts.

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Description

Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HP) speaking about ‘megafiles - w’ at Stirling Station, Northern Territory, 15 May 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:15 Conversation commences in language. JG announces the date and that she and the

interviewees are referring to page 1101 of the megas on ‘w’. She notes that she is interviewing HP.

00:00:32 Conversation commences in language. 00:02:50 Mention of ice cream. Conversation continues in language. 00:05:26 Pause. 00:05:29 Interview with Margaret Watyale (MW) and Noreen Watyale (NW) about

‘megafiles’(page196), at Stirling, Northern Territory, 16 May 2000. 00:05:48 Pause 00:05:51 Conversation commences in language. 00:06:09 Conversation in language, with mention of something deep in English. Dogs barking

and conversation in language can be heard in the background. 00:08:00 Discussion about words in language with the same meaning. There is mention in

English of the word ‘friend’. 00:08:20 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:09:02 The conversation turns to the word ‘wara’ (spelling?) and continues in language. 00:10:21 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:11:03 JG tests the recoding, and conversation continues in language. 00:13:35 Mention of a wind break, conversation continues in language. 00:14:34 Tape distortion. There is the sound of a motor in the background. Conversation in

language continues. 00:16:17 Conversation continues in language, with the sound of a child crying and other adults

conversing in the background. 00:18:00 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:13 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:24:42 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with the mention in English of a story. 00:26:36 Tape off/on. The sound of a table tennis game can be heard in the background.

There is a mention of ‘scrub’, and words with the same meaning, in amongst a conversation in language.

00:26:59 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. The word ‘Arumung’ (spelling?), is mentioned several times.

00:27:22 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language.

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00:27:44 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with the mention of similar words again. 00:28:00 Two similar-sounding words are compared; an unidentified interviewee says they are

the same word. 00:31:02 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:31:29 End of 026713, field tape 814, side B.

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026714/ field tape 815, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale, Noreen Watyale,

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation,


Places: Alcoota map area (South Central NT SF53-10), Tennant Creek (Central NT SE53-14)

Recording quality: Fair – many distortions, background noise and significant stopping and starting.

Timing point

Description

Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HP), Gracie Mpetyane (GM), Margaret Watyale (MW), Watyale (NM) speaking about ‘megafiles, “w”, pp1104-1122’, Stirling, Northern Territory, 15 May 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:20 JG announces the tape number, the date, the interviewees present and page 1104 of

the ‘megafiles’, which they will be referring to. 00:00:44 Tape cuts into conversation in language. 00:01:55 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:02:35 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:55 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:03:57 The word ‘arnape’ (spelling?) is mentioned. Conversation continues in language. 00:05:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:39 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:12 Tape off/on, conversation in language. 00:08:48 Tape off/on, conversation in language. 00:10:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. A buzzing noise can be heard in the

background. 00:11:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:22 Tape distortion, conversation in language, with mention in English of something

smooth. 00:11:42 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:08 Tape distortion. 00:13:00 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:14:08 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:14:40 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:15:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language with the word ‘wadjala’ (spelling?) mentioned. 00:16:14 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:51 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:14 The word ‘djudjidj’ (spelling?) is discussed in language. 00:18:28 Tape off/on. A baby is spoken of in English briefly, followed by a discussion in

language. 00:19:09 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is a brief mention in English of a

‘baby one’, but what is being referred to is not elaborated upon further in English. 00:20:28 Drinking water is mentioned. The conversation continues in language, with mention

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of bringing something (or someone) back. 00:21:22 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:21:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language with the sound of a door closing in

background. 00:21:56 Two short distortions within several seconds of one another. Conversation continues

in language. 00:22:47 Tape distortion. Conversation in language continues, with the sound of a car driving

away in the background. The phrase ‘moving sideways’ is spoken in English, and everyone agrees.

00:23:38 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:24:52 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:25:11 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:02 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:14 Tape distortion. Conversation in language, with the sound of child crying in the

background. Mention of Tenant Creek. 00:29:44 Pause. 00:29::49 Conversation continues in language. 00:30:23 Mention in English of the word ‘somewhere’. Dogs can be heard in the background. 00:30:44 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with another unidentified female

contributing to the conversation, along with HP. 00:31:37 End of 026714, field tape 815, side A.

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026715/ field tape 815, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale, Noreen Watyale

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Language - Vocabulary - Body parts and functions



Recording quality: Fair – numerous tape distortions, regular background noise

Timing point

Description

Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HP), Gracie Mpetyane (GM), Margaret Watyale (MW), Noreen Watalye (NW) speaking about ‘megafiles, “w”, pp1104-1122’, Stirling, Northern Territory, 15 May 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:16 Conversation continues on in language with HP(?) from the previous field tape.

There is mention of something on a particular side. 00:00:37 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:00:48 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:01:54 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:01:59 Tape distortion. The pronunciation of two words, ‘andana’ (spelling?) and ‘adundana’

(spelling?) are compared to one another and discussed. 00:02:12 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Discussion in language about how a

particular word is used in a sentence. 00:03:02 Discussion of words meaning pain, or feeling. 00:03:17 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:03:25 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:04:02 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:04:20 Mention of sweat in English, then the conversation continues in language. 00:04:39 There is mention of a cold wind, and discussion of the (pronunciation) sounds in a

particular word in language. 00:05:55 Further discussion in language about particular words and their usage, with the

difference between words being discussed. 00:06:26 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:07:13 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. Children playing and a dog can

be heard in the background. 00:08:56 Bay fish are mentioned briefly in English. Conversation continues in language. 00:09:12 Tape distortion. Conversation in language with at least two females unidentified on

the recording (possibly GM, MW or NW). 00:10:05 Tape off/on. Conversation in language with HP(?). 00:10:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language between two of the unidentified women, and

JG. 00:11:06 Tape distortion. The word arulleye (spelling?) is spoken of. There is also mention of a

particular type of caterpillar. 00:11:38 Pause.

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00:11:46 Interview with Hilda Pwerl (HP), about ‘megas’ from page 1107, 17 May 2000. 00:12:06 Conversation in language. 00:12:46 JG Announces the date and subject, then continues on in a conversation in language

with HP. 00:13:19 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Sounds of children playing in the

background can be heard. 00:13:58 There is mention of a grave. Conversation in language continues. 00:14:43 The word ‘arungke’ (spelling?) is discussed. 00:14:52 Pause. 00:14:54 Conversation continues in language, with confirmation that something was right in

English. 00:15:39 Similar sounds within words in language are compared, and pronunciation elicitation

ensues in language. 00:15:54 The word ‘iwarrye’ (spelling?) is mentioned, and the conversation in language

continues, with JG asking about specific words. 00:17:34 Tape off/on, conversation in language. 00:17:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:56 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Children can be heard playing in the

background. 00:18:02 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:18:35 There is mention by JG and HP of a shop and shopping. Conversation continues in

language. 00:19:17 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language between three of the women,

who are not identified on the recording. 00:20:04 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:20:28 Tape distortion, conversation in language. There is a discussion about a yellow flower

and a green leaf, and a later mention of something big. 00:22:08 Tape distortion. Conversation in language and mention of something flat. 00:22:22 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Some wind distortion in background.

There is a mention of a ‘boy one’ in English. 00:23:24 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:24:51 A conversation ensues, mostly in language but also partly in English about someone

(or something) that is ‘alright’, and that the interviewee notes she wouldn’t hurt. 00:27:06 The act of singing out, or whistling, is mentioned in English. The conversation then

continues in language, with a brief mention in English of country. 00:28:00 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:38 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:31:38 End of 026715, field tape 815, side B.

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026716/ field tape 816, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale, Noreen Watyale, Weetjie

Mpetyane

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Social organisation - Kinship - Kinship terms



Recording quality: Fair – frequent distortions, and stopping/starting.

Timing point

Description

Hilda Pwerl (HP), Gracie Mpetyane (GM), Margaret Watyale (MW), Noreen Watyale (NW) and Weetjie Mpetyane (WM) speaking about ‘megafiles, w, pp1122-1132), at Stirling, Northern Territory, 17 May 2016

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:16 JG announces the location, date and interviewees, and notes that they are discussing

page 1122 of the ‘megas’. 00:00:51 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. A dog barks in background. 00:01:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:04:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is mention in English of a tree. 00:05:19 Brief mention of something ‘bushy’. Tape off/on, and then the conversation

continues in language. 00:05:57 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:06:40 Mention of using particular tools, including spanners, nuts and bolts on a motorcar,

and the particular word for that is mentioned in language. 00:07:10 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. There is a discussion about breaking

something’s neck by wringing or pulling it. 00:09:46 Tape off/on, conversation in language. 00:10:51 Mention of something being the same as something else. Conversation continues in

language. 00:11:23 There is discussion about something being easy to cut open, and the words ‘joint’,

‘string’ and ‘knife’ are heard in English, amongst a conversation in language. 00:12:08 Tape distortion. Sleep is mentioned, and the conversation continues in language. 00:15:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:58 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:11 Tape off/on. Children playing can be heard in the background. Conversation in

language with HP. 00:17:40 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:18:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language between JG and HP. A car and conversations

in language can be heard in the background. 00:19:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:57 Tape distortion. 00:20:01 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:20:24 Tape distortion. Conversation continues. 00:21:13 A grandmother is mentioned, as well as a mother, in amongst a conversation in

language. Other conversations in language can be heard in the background.

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00:22:41 Tape off/on. There is mention of a baby and of a boy, in amongst a conversation in language.

00:23:35 Tape off/on. Conversation in language and discussion of a nurse. 00:24:12 Pause. 00:24:14 Conversation continues in language. 00:24:58 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Colours are discussed, including blue,

brown, pink and grey. 00:25:35 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:07 Tape off/on. Conversation in language 00:26:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:44 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:16 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:27:15 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:24 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:42 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:30:20 Tape distortion. Conversation in language in relation to the English phrases ‘I’m not

talking any more’ and ‘gave her a little bit, not giving any more’. 00:31:21 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:31:34 End of 026716, field tape 816, side A.

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026717/ field tape 816, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale, Noreen Watyale, Weetjie

Mpetyane




Recording quality: Fair – numerous distortions, stopping and starting.

Timing point

Description

Hilda Pwerl (HP), Gracie Mpetyane (GM), Margaret Watyale (MW), Noreen Watyale (NW) and Weetjie Mpetyane (WM) speaking about ‘megafiles, w, pp1122-1132’, at Stirling, Northern Territory, 17 May 2016

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:16 Conversation in language continues on from previous archive tape (026716). 00:02:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Children can be heard playing and talking in

the background. 00:02:28 There is a mention of ‘last week’ and then the conversation continues in language. 00:03:11 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. There are several further distortions in

short succession, followed by a resumption of the conversation in language. 00:04:35 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:05:42 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:06:03 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:07:45 ‘After they cook ‘em in fat, they put them in bullock fat’, followed by conversation in

language. Further discussion of fat ensues. 00:09:12 Tape distortion. The sound of birds cawing can be heard in the background, and

there is some wind distortion. Conversation in language. 00:10:07 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:36 Tape distortion, followed by conversation in language. 00:13:46 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:14:17 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:16:30 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:17:34 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:18:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:01:44 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:20:30 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:16 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:22:50 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. A child can he heard crying in the

background. 00:23:39 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:23:53 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:24:51 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:25:19 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. ‘Mulurr’ (spelling?) is discussed.

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00:26:03 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:27:20 Pronunciation of a particular word in language is clarified with the interviewees. 00:27:58 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:47 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:29:36 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:31:33 End of 026717, field tape 816, side B.

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026718/ field tape 817, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale, Noreen Watyale

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar – Verbs,



Recording quality: Fair – numerous distortions and stops/starts throughout.

Timing point

Description

Hilda Pwerl (HP), Gracie Mpetyane (GM), Margaret Watyale (MW), Noreen Watyale (NW) speaking about ‘megafiles – y’ (according to tape; or w if from supporting doco), at Stirling, Northern Territory, 17-18 May 2016

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:21 JG announces the date; notes that they will be discussing page 1131 of ‘megas on y’,

and announces the names of the interviewees. 00:00:40 There is mention made of ‘putting something back in forth’, by one of the

interviewees who is not identified on the recording. Conversation continues in language.

00:01:09 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:01:17 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:02:44 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:03:36 Pause. 00:03:39 Conversation continues in language. 00:04:01 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:04:40 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:06:16 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:07:51 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:08:36 Tape distortion. A discussion ensues about taking a ‘good look’, and walking around

a place, which is not identified by name. Conversation continues in language. 00:10:17 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:11:22 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:12:29 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. There is another conversation taking place

in the background. 00:13:22 Pause. 00:13:29 High pitched tape distortion followed by JG testing the recording equipment, and

announcing the date as 18 May 2000. 00:13:42 Pause. 00:13:48 Conversation continues in language. 00:15:48 Someone who one of the interviewees thinks cries too much is discussed briefly. The

conversation in language continues. 00:16:56 Tape distortion. Discussion about how to say particular phrases in language ‘We

might say, come on, we go’, ‘going to sit down’. 00:17:22 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:18:40 Shaking from the cold is mentioned. The conversation continues in language.

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00:19:12 Further discussion about crying too much and of being ‘too cold’. 00:20:12 Pause. 00:20:28 Conversation continues in language. 00:21:55 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:23:09 Discussion about ‘kartur’ (spelling?), followed by a conversation in language. 00:25:17 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:26:01 ‘Kartawarra’s (spelling?) rude?’ ‘Yeah, kartawarra’s (spelling?) rude’. Conversation in

language. 00:28:55 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:29:39 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:31:36 End of 026718, field tape 817, side A

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026719/ field tape 817, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Music – Vocal, Dance – Recreational, Language - Vocabulary - Body parts and functions



Recording quality: Fair – numerous distortions throughout.

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Description

Hilda Pwerl (HP), Gracie Mpetyane (GM) speaking about ‘megafiles – y’ (according to tape; or w according to supporting docs), at Stirling, Northern Territory, 18 May 2016.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:23 JG announces the names of the interviewees present, and the page (p1135) to which

they will be referring. The conversation commences in language. 00:01:23 There is discussion about singing and dancing, and a mention of country music. 00:03:21 Pause. 00:03:25 The conversation continues. ‘You’ve done me liar!’ the interviewees laugh. 00:03:41 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:03:56 ‘Can I hear you? Probably not’. Conversation in language. 00:06:28 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:07:33 Pause. 00:07:41 Conversation continues in language. 00:09:09 Pause. 00:09:14 Conversation in language. 00:11:42 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:12:22 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:13:03 Pause. 00:13:08 Conversation in language continues. 00:14:51 There is discussion about whether two words are the same, or different. 00:15:02 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:17:43 The word ‘atangarre’ (spelling?) is discussed in language. 00:18:31 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:18:54 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00.19:25 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. The word ‘yenparre’ (spelling?) is discussed. 00:19:48 There is a discussion about colour, and the colour brown is mentioned specifically.

Conversation continues in language. 00:21:09 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:21:26 There is a mention in English about the different parts of the lips, and the words in

language for these particular parts – for both the inside, and the top part. Conversation continues in language.

00:23:10 Discussion about the words ‘allankwe’ (spelling?), and ‘illiyakwa’ (spelling?). 00:23:34 Pause. 00:23:37 Conversation in language continues. 00:25:45 Sweating excessively is briefly mentioned, followed by a conversation in language.

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00:26:11 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:27:35 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:05 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:30:38 The difference between the two words ‘yeppe’ (spelling?) and ‘yeparre’ (spelling?) are

discussed in language. 00:31:02 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:31:36 End of 026719, field tape 817, side B

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026720/ field tape 818, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar - Directionals and locationals



Recording quality: Fair to good – some tape distortions and stopping/starting.

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Description

Hilda Pwerl (HP), Gracie Mpetyane (GM) and Margaret Watyale (MW), speaking about ‘megafiles – y’, at Stirling, Northern Territory, 18 May 2016.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:21 JG announces the date, interviewees present and location. She mentions that they are

discussing ‘page 1141’. 00:00:37 Conversation in language about ‘yipyip’ (spelling?). 00:01:01 Pause. 00:01:06 Conversation in language. 00:04:40 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:07:07 Tape off/on. Discussion about something considered to be ‘smelly’. 00:09:20 Pause. 00:09:25 Conversation continues in language. 00:10:10 Comparison of two words in language which both contain the same sound.

Conversation in language. 00:11:11 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:42 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:12:48 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:12:55 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Further mention is made of identical

sounds within the pronunciation of different words. 00:13:44 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:14:25 Mention of a ‘working one’, however what is being referred to is not elaborated upon

in English. Conversation continues in language. There is mention of ‘that little black one’.

00:14:44 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:35 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:18:11 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:20:45 JG mentions the direction of North-East, in amongst a conversation in language. A

South-Easterly direction is mentioned further on. 00:21:24 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:22:18 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:45 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:25:12 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:25:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:39 Tape distortion. Conversation in language.

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026721/ field tape 818, side B Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar - Directionals and locationals, Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine



Recording quality: Fair to good – some tape distortions and stops/starts.

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Description

Hilda Pwerl (HP), Gracie Mpetyane (GM) and Margaret Watyale (MW), speaking about ‘megafiles – y’, at Stirling, Northern Territory, 18 May 2016.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:15 Conversation continues in language, following on from the previous archive tape. 00:01:07 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:22 Pause. 00:02:26 Conversation continues in language. JG mentions the word ‘waste/waist’ (uncertain

which one as no further context is provided in English). 00:04:36 ‘Lift it up to the wind’ JG. Conversation in language. 00:05:59 Discussion of the words in language for ‘vertical’ and ‘backwards and forwards’.

Conversation continues in language. 00:07:07 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:08:22 The words ‘yurange’ (spelling)? And ‘kwertj’ (spelling?) are discussed in language. 00:09:05 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:10:05 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:11:01 Discussion about something, or someone who lies frequently. Conversation in

language. 00:11:34 Conversation in language can be heard in the background of the interview. 00:12:45 Mention from MT of a ‘special name’. Conversation continues in language. 00:13:13 There is mention of something dry, however further context is not provided in

English. Conversation continues in language. 00:17:45 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:18:08 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:18:57 The word ‘yarrurle’ (sp?) is discussed in language and ‘bush medicine’ is mentioned. 00:21:25 Discussion in language of the word ‘yilparre’ (spelling?). 00:23:11 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:24:40 ‘Barrum’ (spelling?) is discussed, mostly in language, other than the phrase ‘Make

anybody sick, real sick’. Conversation continues in language, and further mention of not getting better.

00:27:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:50 There is a brief mention of spear wood by MT, followed by conversation in language. 00:31:05 JG speaks of something being like an animal, and the conversation continues in

language. 00:31:36 End of 026721, field tape 818, side B.

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026722/ field tape 819, side A Performer/speaker(s): Hilda Pwerl, Gracie Mpetyane, Margaret Watyale




Recording quality: Fair to good – some tape distortions and stops/starts

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Hilda Pwerl (HP), Gracie Mpetyane (GM) and Margaret Watyale (MW), speaking about ‘megafiles – y (pp1152-54)’, at Stirling, Northern Territory, 18 May 2016.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:16 The interviewers and interviewees are announced, as is the date. It is noted that ‘page

1152, megas’ will be discussed. 00:00:38 Conversation in language commences. 00:01:49 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:02:07 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:04:01 Tape glitch/distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:05:39 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:06:15 Tape off/on. Discussion of something which could not stop, and ‘went straight past’.

Conversation in language. 00:07:32 Discussion mostly in language, with the mention of something coming along, or

coming back, in English. The word ‘akarrum’ (spelling?) is discussed in language. 00:08:06 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:17 One of the interviewees mentions being a bit nervous. Conversation continues in

language. 00:11:42 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:13:15 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:18 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:15:40 End of 026722, field tape 819, side A.

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026723/ field tape 823, side A Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal



Places: Amoonguna (South Central NT SF53-14) or Laramba / Napperby (South Central NT SF53-09)


Description

Language elicitation (the body) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN), Lena Ngal (LN) and Mary Ngal (MN), at Amoonguna (or Laramba), Northern Territory, 6 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:23 JG announces her name, the date, the location and the women she is interviewing.

[Please note that she states that she is at Laramba, however the documentation for this recording states that the interviews took place at Amoonguna].

00:00:38 Pause. 00:00:47 JG notes that they are referring to page 20 of the West Anmatyerre wordlist about

the body. Conversation in language commences. 00:03:41 Pause. 00:03:45 Conversation continues in language. 00:05:21 Pause. 00:05:24 The back of the head, and back of the neck are both mentioned in English, in

amongst a conversation in language. 00:07:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:32 The words in language for ‘cheeks’ and ‘chin’ are mentioned. 00:07:58 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:26 Pause. 00:09:30 Conversation in language. 00:11:05 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Crows can be heard cawing in the

background. 00:13:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:06 JG asks LN to pronounce certain words or phrases. Car engine in the background.

Conversation in language continues. 00:16:30 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:06 Discussion of the word ‘Anmundj’ (spelling?), mostly in language. 00:17:19 Pause. 00:17:25 Conversation resumes in language. 00:19:33 The sound of a crow cawing can be heard in the background. Conversation continues

in language. 00:20:15 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:00 ‘Agnyeram, or angnaram?’(spelling?). Comparison of two similarly pronounced words,

in amongst a conversation in language. 00:22:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language.

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00:23:34 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:23:39 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:25:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:32 JG asks an interviewee to say something slowly and in language. The conversation

continues in language. 00:29:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:36 End of 026733, field tape 819, side A.

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026724/ field tape 823, side B Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal




Recording quality: Fair to good – some distortions and pauses.

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Language elicitation (the body) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN), Lena Ngal (LN) and Mary Ngal (MN), at Amoonguna or Laramba, Northern Territory, 6 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:19 Recording cuts into conversation in language. 00:01:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:55 Pause 00:02:59 Conversation continues in language. 00:04:35 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:06:45 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:07:33 Pause. 00:07:35 Conversation continues in language. 00:08:44 Pause. 00:08:50 Conversation in language. 00:14:21 Mention of something inside the mouth. Laughter ensues. ‘Lungungk’ (spelling?) is

discussed in language. 00:15:10 Conversation mostly in language. There is a brief mention of coughing something up. 00:16:00 Pause. 00:16:07 Conversation continues in language. 00:18:56 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:19:44 One of the interviewees admonishes a dog, telling it to get out. Conversation

continues in language. ‘Kwaridj’ (spelling?) is mentioned. 00:20:36 One interviewee sings in language. 00:20:46 Conversation continues in language. 00:20:56 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:11 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:22:54 ‘Anang adidj’ (spelling?) is mentioned. Teeth are discussed, in amongst a conversation

in language. 00:23:16 Pause. 00:23:21 Conversation continues in language. 00:24:12 Language elicitation in relation to the word ‘Arengnang’ (spelling?). There is mention

of something’s colouring being similar to that of a snake. 00:26:22 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:29:46 Pause. 00:29:52 Conversation in language continues.

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00:30:57 JG asks the difference between two different words in language and the conversation continues in language.


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026725/ field tape 824, side A Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal




Recording quality: Fair to good – some distortions, and stop/starts.

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Language elicitation (the body) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN), Lena Ngal (LN) and Mary Ngal (MN), at Amoonguna or Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 6 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:15 JG announces the location, date and interviewees’ names. She also notes that they are

referring to page 21 of the Western Anmatyerre wordlist. 00:00:32 Conversation commences in language. 00:01:03 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:03:08 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:04:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:04 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:05:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:41 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Some slight wind distortion. 00:06:19 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. There is mention of the word ‘bulluba’

(spelling?) meaning ‘shoulders’. 00:07:09 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, and laughter. Conversation continues in

language. 00:08:20 JG asks one of the interviewees to show her something. Conversation continues in

language, followed by laughter. 00:10:25 Tape distortion, conversation in language, with some wind distortion. Mention of a

collar bone. 00:11:01 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:11:53 There is a brief discussion of mess, and giving something a wipe. Conversation

continues in language. 00:12:36 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:31 Mentioned of something which is the same as something else. Conversation

continues in language with the mention of ‘one colour/’ in English. 00:13:48 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:11 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Mention of ‘stomach’, ‘arrilya’(sp?) and

kidney in amongst a conversation in language. 00:16:36 The inside of a cat is mentioned in English, and there is a discussion about two words

being different. 00:16:55 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:17:56 There is a mention of ‘pulses’. 00:17:59 Pause.

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00:18:01 Conversation continues in language. 00:20:57 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:23:06 Something is described as being like mud, with most conversation in language. There

is mention of ‘like slip’ and ‘yilkar’ (spelling?). 00:23:42 There is a discussion of kidneys, mostly in language. 00:26:56 End of 026725/ field tape 824, side A.

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026726/ field tape 825, side A Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal (?), Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Rosy Ngal




Recording quality: Fair to good – some distortions and background noise.

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Language elicitation (the body) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN)(?), Lena Ngal (LN) and Mary Ngal (MN), Rita Peltharr (RP) and Rosy Ngal (RoN) at Amoonguna or Laramba/ Napperby, Northern Territory, 7 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:16 Tape distortion. JG announces the location, date and names of the interviewees. 00:00:43 JG mentions that the focus of this discussion is page 23 of the Western Anmatyerre

wordlists, which continues to focus upon the body. Tape distortion, then the conversation commences in language.

00:01:57 Pause. 00:02:01 Conversation in language continues. 00:04:50 Pause. 00:04:54 Conversation continues in language. 00:06:19 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Mention of the word ‘allindj’ (spelling?). 00:07:21 Tape distortion. Conversation in language about something found on the side of the

neck. Conversation in language continues. 00:10:41 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:11:18 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:13:19 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. A motor can be heard in the background. 00:13:34 Pause 00:13:39 Conversation continues. 00:14:47 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:16:32 Pause. 00:16:38 Conversation in language. 00:18:08 Mention in English of the lower back. Conversation continues in language. 00:18:42 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:19:47 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:20:28 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. A car’s motor can be heard in the

background. 00:20:49 Pause. 00:20:54 Conversation continues in language, with mentions of shoulders and eyebrows. 00:21:28 Tape distortion. Conversation in language and some language elicitation. 00:22_03 Tape distortion, conversation in language, with the mention of the forearm. 00:22:58 Discussion of the thumb and little finger, mostly in language. 00:24:16 Discussion mostly in language, with a mention about the lines on the palm of one’s

hand, and the back of the hand.

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00:25:49 Discussion mostly in language about the wrist. 00:26:55 Discussion mostly in language about toes. 00:27:30 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:34 Tape distortion. Conversation mostly in language about the foot and its different

parts. 00:29:48 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:31:40 End of 026726, field tape 825, side A.

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026727/ field tape 825, side B Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal (?), Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Rita Peltharr and Rosy

Ngal





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Language elicitation (the body) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN)? , Lena Ngal (LN), Mary Ngal (MN) Rita Peltharr (RP) and Rosy Ngal (RoN), at Amoonguna or Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 7 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:16 Tape cuts in to a conversation in language, following on from the previous archive

tape. There is a comparison of two different words in language and the mention of a sideburn.

00:02:17 Pause. 00:02:20 Conversation continues in language with the mention of ‘each side’ in English. 00:05:01 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:07:51 Conversation mostly in language, with a mention of Christmas time in English. 00:09:28 ‘Around the neck’ amongst conversation in language. 00:10:25 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Some wind distortion throughout. 00:11:51 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:13:11 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:18:11 Conversation in language. JG asks one of the interviewees to say something again. 00:23:19 Pause. 00:23:26 Conversation in language. 00:24:47 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:26:30 Pause. 00:26:34 Conversation in language. 00:31:40 End of 026727/ field tape 825, side B.

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026728/ Field tape 826, side A Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Rosy Ngal,

Janie Ampetyan (?), Connie Ngal (?), Maggie (possibly Margaret Watyale?)




Recording quality: Fair to good – regular stops/starts, a little background noise, but otherwise ok.

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Language elicitation (the body) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN), Lena Ngal (LN), Mary Ngal (MN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Janie Ampetyan (JA)?, Connie Ngal (CN) (?), Maggie (possibly Margaret Watyale?) at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 7 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:15 Recording cuts into conversation in language. JG announces the location, date, and

the names of those who are being interviewed. 00:00:56 Pronunciation elicitation and conversation in language. 00:01:49 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:02:26 Conversation in language. Children can be heard in the background. 00:03:03 Pause 00:03:06 Conversation resumes in language. 00:03:32 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:04:22 Pause. 00:04:26 Conversation continues in language. 00:05:29 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:39 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Children and adults can be heard talking

and playing in the background. 00:06:06 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:18 There is mention of poison, in amongst a conversation in language. 00:07:31 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Children and adults can be heard in the

background. 00:07:44 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:05 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:09:48 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. There is a brief mention of fish. 00:11:29 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:02 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:57 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:06 There is a discussion of different sorts of movements, including stretching out,

curling legs up, and clenching fists, in amongst a conversation in language. 00:18:10 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:18:19 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:19:22 Tape distortion. There is a mention in amongst a conversation in language of sitting

‘cross-legged’.

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00:20:25 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. The sound of rain and thunder can be heard in the background.

00:21:53 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:24:46 Conversation in language, with the mention of being ‘crunched up, doubled over’ in

English. 00:25:16 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:26:12 Pause. 00:26:16 Conversation continues in language. 00:28:15 Conversation in language, with the mention of six or seven of something in English. 00:29:30 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:57 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:31:31 End of 026728, field tape 826, side A.

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026729/ Field tape 826, side B Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Rita Peltharr,

Janie Ampetyan (?), Maggie (possibly Margaret Watyale?), Connie Ngal (?)




Recording quality: Fair to good – some semi-regular distortion, stopping and starting.

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Language elicitation (the body) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN), Lena Ngal (LN) and Mary Ngal (MN), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Janie Ampetyan (?), Maggie (possibly Margaret Watyale?), Connie Ngal (?) at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 7 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:15 Conversation in language continues on from previous archive tape. 00:02:07 Pause. 00:02:12 Conversation continues in language 00:02:47 Conversation in language with mention of the word ‘stretch’ in English. 00:05:16 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:06:36 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:07:19 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:09:00 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:20 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:14:19 Pronunciation elicitation and a conversation in language. 00:15:23 Tape distortion. Conversation in language, with pronunciation elicitation. 00:16:55 Conversation mostly in language, with mention in English of the word ‘sorry’. 00:17:28 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:21:18 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:23:22 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:26:33 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:26:59 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:09 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:28:50 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:30:40 End of 026729, field tape 826, side B

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026730/ field tape 827, side A Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Elsie Numina, Rosy Ngal(?)




Recording quality: Fair to good – semi-regular pauses and distortions.

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Language elicitation (the body) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN), Lena Ngal (LN) and Mary Ngal (MN), Elsie Numina (EN) and Rosy Ngal (?) (RN) at Napperby, Northern Territory, 7 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:21 JG announces the location, date and names of the interviewees. She notes that they

will be referring to page 27 of the wordlist. 00:00:44 Conversation in language. 00:02:17 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:23 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. The sound of children playing can be

heard in the background. 00:04:08 Tape distortion. Conversation in language 00:04:33 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:01 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:05:18 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:06:43 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:19 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:08:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:03 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. The sound of a car motor can be heard in

the background. 00:09:44 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:10:19 JG asks interviewees to pronounce words in language. 00:10:40 Pause. 00:10:44 Conversation in language. 00:11:02 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:13:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:14:08 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:14:29 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:15:26 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:17:19 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:18:26 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:39 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:23:55 Pause. 00:24:00 Conversation resumes in language. 00:24:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Another conversation can be heard in the

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00:25:36 Pause. 00:25:40 Conversation in language. 00:27:25 Pause. 00:27:28 Conversation continues in language. 00:30:35 Pronunciation elicitation in language. 00:31:36 End of 026730, field tape 826, side A.

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026731/ field tape 827, side B Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal





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Language elicitation (the body) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN), Lena Ngal (LN) and Mary Ngal (MN),at Napperby, Northern Territory, 7-8 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:16 Conversation continues in language, from previous archive tape (026730). 00:01:18 Pause. 00:01:23 Conversation continues in language. 00:04:53 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:05:51 Pause. 00:05:57 Conversation resumes in language. 00:08:48 Mention of how something fits, in amongst the conversation in language. 00:09:56 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:58 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:12;18 Pause. 00:12:20 Conversation in language resumes. 00:14:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:26 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:03 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:22:22 There is a brief mention of smoke. Conversation continues in language. 00:25:38 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:28:53 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:59 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. A mechanical noise can be heard in the

background. 00:29:42 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:30:57 End of 026731, field tape 827, side B.

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026732/ field tape 828, side A Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Janie Peltharr




Recording quality: Fair to good – semi regular stops and starts, some background noise and distortions.

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Language elicitation (the body) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN), Lena Ngal (LN) and Mary Ngal (MN),at Napperby, Northern Territory, 8 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:17 Conversation in language. JG announces the location, date and interviewees present.

She also notes that they are referring to page 28 of the wordlist. 00:00:52 Conversation continues in language. 00:03:06 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:04:12 Pause. 00:04:15 Conversation continues in language. 00:04:36 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. A mechanical noise can be heard in the

background. 00:05:06 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:05:38 JG asks interviewees to pronounce a particular word in language. Conversation

continues in language. 00:07:07 Discussion of the word ‘bangam’ (spelling?) in language and further pronunciation

elicitation. 00:07:48 Pause. 00:07:54 Conversation in language. 00:09:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:30 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:12 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Background conversation can be heard on

the recording. 00:14:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The sound of a car driving by can be heard in

the background. 00:20:47 Pause. 00:20:50 Conversation in language. 00:21:46 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Some slight wind distortion. 00:22:30 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:20 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:27:37 JG asks interviewees to pronounce a word in language again. Conversation continues

in language. 00:28:33 Pause.

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00:28:37 Conversation in language. 0029:33 A ‘thumping’ noise can be heard in the background. 00:29:44 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:30 End of 026732, field tape 828, side A.

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026733/ field tape 828, side B Performer/speaker(s): Kitty Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal, Janie Peltharr




Recording quality: Fair to good – semi-regular distortions.

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Description

Language elicitation (the body??) with Kitty Peltharr (KP), Rita Ngal (RN), Lena Ngal (LN) and Mary Ngal (MN),at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 8 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:22 Conversation continues in language from the previous archive tape. 00:01:54 Pause. 00:01:58 Conversation in language. 00:02:27 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:04:05 ‘Puranwe’ (spelling) mentioned in language. Conversation in language. 00:05:50 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:06:26 Pause. 00:06:29 Conversation in language. 00:06:35 Pause. 00:06:44 Conversation in language. 00:09:44 Pause 00:09:58 Conversation in language. 00:12:44 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:13:16 Conversation in language, with the sound of a motor in the background. 00:14:41 Tape distortion. Conversation in language, with the motor still heard in the

background of the recording. 00:16:23 Pause. 00:16:25 Conversation continues in language. 00:17:45 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:20:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:11 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:35 Pause. 00:29:37 Conversation continues in language. 00:31:32 End of 026733, field tape 828, side B.

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026734/ field tape 829, side A Performer/speaker(s): Myrtle Apetyarr, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Lena Skinner, Blanche Ross, Beryl

Ross, Lena Pwerle



Places: Arlparra (South Central NT SF53-10)

Recording quality: Fair – wind distortion throughout recording.

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Language elicitation interview with Myrtle Apetyarr (MA), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HCP), and Lena Skinner (LS), about ‘megafiles – n’ at Alparra/New Store, Northern Territory, on 13 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:16 Conversation in language commences, with some wind distortion. 00:01:18 There is discussion about the word ‘ayure’ (spelling?), and what it refers to, as well as

its connection to a song on the radio. 00:02:02 JG announces the tape number, date, and interviewees present. 00:02:13 Conversation in language. 00:03:02 Wind distortion. The sound of a car horn beeping can be heard in the background. 00:03:07 Pause. 00:03:13 Conversation continues in language. 00:03:31 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:04:35 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:05:50 JG announces that they are referring to ‘page 440 of megas, n’. Conversation

continues in language. 00:06:25 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:06:35 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:07:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:46 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. A buzzing noise can be heard in the

background. 00:10:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:52 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, some wind distortion. 00:11:39 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:29 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Some wind distortion. 00:13:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is mention of ‘kurra’ (spelling?). 00:14:27 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:14:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:29 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion in background. 00:16:18 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:02 Discussion mostly in language about the differences between ‘atangan’ (spelling?) and

‘angan’ (spelling?). 00:17:15 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:41 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Significant wind distortion, and crackling

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noise in background. 00:19:43 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:12 Significant wind distortion. There is mention of the term ‘scaredy cat’ in English, in

amongst the conversation in language. 00:20:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:00 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:47 Discussion in language of the word ‘yurawarra’ (spelling?). 00:23:02 Pause. 00:23:07 Interview with Blanche Ross (BR), Beryl Ross (BeR), Hilda Cookie Pwerle

(HCP), Lena Pwerle (LP) about ‘megas, page 589) on 14 June 2000 at Arlparra/ New Store, Northern Territory.

00:23:26 Conversation continues in language. 00:24:10 HP is addressed directly, and speaks in language. 00:25:17 Pause. 00:25:21 Conversation in language. The word ‘Atjua’ (spelling?) is mentioned and its meaning

in relation to a friend, acquaintance or someone that hasn’t been seen for some time is discussed.

00:26:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:28:01 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:39 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:10 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:31:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language 00:31:33 End of 026734, field tape 829, side A.

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026735/ field tape 829, side B Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Beryl Ross, Cookie Pwerle, Lena Pwerle




Recording quality: Fair – significant wind distortion and background noise

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Description

Language elicitation interview with Blanche Ross (BR), Beryl Ross (BeR), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerle (HCP), and Lena Pwerle (LP) about ‘megafiles – n’ at Arlparra/New Store, Northern Territory, on 14 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:18 Conversation continues on in language from previous archive tape. 00:01:00 Mention in English of a moustache. 00:02:11 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:02:53 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The sound of power tools can be heard in

the background. 00:04:25 There is mention in English of something round, in amongst a conversation in

language. 00:05:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is mention of an accident and of

someone nearly passing away. 00:06:54 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The sound of a motor can be heard in the

background. 00:08:30 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:00 The word ‘ayilke’ (spelling) is discussed in language. 00:12:12 Tape off/on. Conversation in language 00:12:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:11 Mention of something clean within a conversation in language. 00:13:30 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:55 Discussion of the word ‘ayilkara’ (spelling/) meaning to slip or fall over, in amongst a

conversation in language. 00:14:53 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is mention of a sunrise. 00:16:26 Tape off/on. MT refers to BR directly. Several interviewees respond in language. 00:16:57 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is mention in English of something

small. 00:17:57 There are mentions of several different colours in English, including blue, red and

grey, in amongst a conversation in language. 00:19:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:02 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. MT refers directly to LP. 00:20:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language.

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00:23:45 There is mention made of talking loudly, and the word ‘tankan’ (spelling?) is discussed, mostly in language.

00:24:42 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. A car can be heard in the background. 00:27:57 IN amongst a conversation in language, the word ‘jealousy’ is mentioned. 00:28:43 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is a discussion about babies, and the

word ‘kwatj’ (spelling?) is mentioned. 00:31:35 End of 026735, field tape 829, side B.

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026736/ field tape 830, side A Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Beryl Ross, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerle, Lena Pwerle

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar - Directionals and locationals



Recording quality: Fair – significant background noise, distortion and stopping and starting.

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Description

Language elicitation interview with Blanche Ross (BR), Beryl Ross (BeR), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerle (HCP), Lena Pwerle (LP) about ‘megafiles – n’ at Arlparra/New Store, Northern Territory, on 14 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:14 The location date and names of the interviewees are announced. It is noted that they

will be referring to ‘page 597 of megas’ throughout the recording. 00:00:42 Conversation commences in language. 00:01:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. A dog can be heard barking in the

background, which escalates to the sounds of dogs barking and fighting, and one of the interviewees admonishing the dogs.

00:01:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The words ‘arulya’ (spelling?) and ‘awara’ (spelling?) are discussed and compared.

00:02:41 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:12 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Some wind distortion. 00:04:25 There is a mention in English of something light. 00:05:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06: 21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with significant wind distortion. There is

mention of a beetle. 00:06:47 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:04 In amongst a conversation in English, something shiny is mentioned in English. 00:07:18 Tape distortion. Conversation in language continues. 00:07:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The sound of a cicada can be heard in the

background. 00:08:36 HCP mentions the word ‘somebody’ in English and a conversation follows about the

word in language for this. 00:10:04 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:40 Mention is made of young brothers. 00:11:47 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:11 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:31 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. A cicada can be heard in the background. 00:16:47 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is mention in English of something

flat, and a car engine can be heard in the background. 00:17:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:56 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with the mention in English of someone

being wounded, but still alive. Wind distortion.

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00:23:11 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:24:54 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:46 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:27:23 Tape distortion. Conversation in language with a discussion partly in English of

words used for different compass directions. 00:29:18 The word ‘andalkwa’ (spelling?) is pronounced, and discussed mostly in language. 00:30:02 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:30:54 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:31:30 End of 026736, field tape 830, side A.

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026737/ field tape 830, side B Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Beryl Ross, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerle, Lena Pwerle




Recording quality: Fair to good – several distortions.

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Description

Language elicitation interview with Blanche Ross (BR), Beryl Ross (BeR), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerle (HCP) and Lena Pwerle (LP) about ‘megafiles – n’ at New Store, Northern Territory, on 14 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:15 Recording cuts into a conversation in language, continuing on from the previous

archive tape. 00:00:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:00:54 Language elicitation in relation to words in language. 00:01:10 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:02:02 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:15 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:02:26 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:02:49 Conversation in language, with the words ‘call out’ heard in English. 00:02:58 End of 026737, field tape 830, side B.

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026738/ field tape 831, side A Performer/speaker(s): Lena Pwerl, Myrtle Apetyarr, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Gloria Ngal




Recording quality: Fair – significant tape distortion and background noise.

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Language elicitation interview with Lena Pwerl (LP), Myrtle Apetyarr (MA), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HCP), Gloria Ngal (NG), ‘megafiles – n’ at Arlparra/New Store, Northern Territory, on 15 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:20 Conversation in language. The location and date is announced. It is noted that the

conversation on this recording will be referring to ‘page 603, megas - on n’. 00:00:45 Pause. 00:00:50 Conversation in language. There is mention of something late. 00:04:58 Pause. 00:05:02 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:08:09 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:09:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, including the comparison of two similar

sounding words. 00:11:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:14:00 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:14:31 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:14:36 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:22 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. A dog can be heard barking in

background. 00:15:35 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:50 The word ‘altanan’ (spelling?) is discussed, mostly in language. 00:17:31 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Another two words are compared in

language. 00:18:29 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:19:52 Pause. 00:19:56 Recording cuts back into conversation in language and something considered the

same as something else is discussed. 00:20:37 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:21:03 Pause. 00:21:06 Further mention of something the same as something else, mostly in language. 00:23:26 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:24:52 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:26:00 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Slight wind distortion. Discussion about the

words ‘anduk’ and ‘anduka’(spelling?), mostly in language. 00:27:33 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Discussion about the words in language for

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‘heavy’ and ‘light’. 00:28:28 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:20 A dog can be heard whining and growling. 00:29:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:40 Pronunciation elicitation for words in language. 00:31:02 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Another conversation in language can be

heard in the background. 00:31:33 End of 026738/ field tape 831, side A.

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026739/ field tape 831, side B Performer/speaker(s): Lena Pwerl, Myrtle Apetyarr, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Gloria Ngal




Recording quality: Fair – regular tape distortions and wind distortion.

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Language elicitation interview with Lena Pwerl (LP), Myrtle Apetyarr (MA), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HCP), Gloria Ngal (NG), ‘megafiles – n’ at Arlparra/New Store, Northern Territory, on 14 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:15 The recording cuts into a conversation in language following on from the previous

archive tape. 00:01:00 Tape distortion. Conversation in language, with the mention of something yellow in

English. 00:01:44 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:03:28 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:05:24 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:11:33 Discussion of the word ‘ildurlpa’ (spelling?) in language. 00:13:54 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:22 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. Wind distortion. 00:16:26 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:17:57 End of 026739, field tape 831, side B.

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026740/ field tape 832, side A Performer/speaker(s): Beryl Ross, Blanche Ross, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Lena Pwerl, Lena Skinner



Places: Arlparra (South Central NT SF53-10), Canberra (ACT SI55-16)

Recording quality: Fair – regular wind distortion and stopping/starting.

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Description

Language elicitation with Beryl Ross (BeR), Blanche Ross (BR), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HCP), Lena Pwerl (LP), Lena Skinnner (LS) about ‘megafiles – n’ at Arlparra/New Store, Northern Territory, 14 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:22 The date and interviewees present are announced. It is noted that the interview will

focus upon ‘page 590 of megas’. 00:00:41 Conversation commences in language. Some wind distortion. 00:03:08 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:36 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:04:19 Tape off/on. One of the interviewees coughs and clears their throat. Conversation in

language. 00:04:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:0510 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:38 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. There is a mention in

English of running. 00:07:51 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:54 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:13 Conversation in language, with the mention in English of somebody not passing on

information. Wind distortion. 00:11:09 Pause 00:11:11 Conversation continues in language, with significant wind distortion. 00:13:03 There is a mention of AIATSIS in amongst a conversation otherwise in language. 00:13:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Significant wind distortion. 00:14:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:22 Tape off/on. There is a mention of two things being the same. In amongst the

conversation in language, there is a mention in English of something heavy. 00:15:39 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. A car engine can be heard in the background. 00:18:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion, and the sound of a power

tool. Can be heard in the background. 00:19:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:35 Tape off/on. There is a mention of Canberra. Conversation in language, and wind

distortion. 00:22:12 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:22:34 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:23:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Some wind distortion.

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00:24:04 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:24:58 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion and sound of flipping pages.

BR is referred to directly. 00:26:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Some wind distortion. 00:28:53 The pronunciations of two similar words are compared in language. 00:29:05 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:30:42 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:41 End of 026740, field tape 832, side A.

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026741/ field tape 832, side B Performer/speaker(s): Beryl Ross, Blanche Ross, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Lena Pwerl, Lena Skinner

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Language - Linguistics - Phonology – Pronunciation, Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Kangaroos / Wallabies, Language - Personal names


Places: Arlparra (South Central NT SF53-10), Canberra (ACT SI55-16)

Recording quality: Fair – regular wind distortion throughout.

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Description

Language elicitation with Beryl Ross (BeR), Blanche Ross (BR), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HCP), Lena Pwerl (LP) and Lena Skinner (LS) at Arlparra/New Store, Northern Territory, 7 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:17 Recording cuts into the conversation, following on from the previous archive tape.

HCP is referred to directly by JG. Conversation in language continues. There is significant wind distortion.

00:01:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:09 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. There is a mention in English of ‘no law’.

Wind distortion. 00:02:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Mention is made in English of the term ‘skin

name’. 00:02:56 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:08 The word ‘indjinya’ (spelling?) is discussed in language. 00:05:08 There is a mention In English of a kangaroo, in amongst a conversation in language. 00:05:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Some wind distortion. 00:05:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:40 Mention in English of something the same as something else, and of an animal

running away. Conversation is otherwise in language. 00:10:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:15:38 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. Mention of ‘song’. 00:16:33 Tape off/on. The word ‘arrulpa’ and its meaning in relation to a heavy, deep or loud

sound are discussed. Wind distortion. 00:17:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:18:55 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Lena (LP or LS) is referred to however no

surname is mentioned. Wind distortion. 00:20:08 HCP is referred to directly and asked to pronounce several words in language. Lena is

also referred to, however no surname is given. 00:20:53 Tape off/on. Conversation in language relating to the pronunciation of words. 00:21:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. ‘Burambur’ (spelling?) is discussed. 00:22:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is mention in English of someone

being ‘pretty good’. 00:23:09 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. ‘ambara’ (spelling?) is discussed. 00:23:33 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is discussion in English of something

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being full. 00:24:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:13 Pause. 00:25:16 Conversation continues in language. Pronunciation of specific words is discussed in

language. 00:26:38 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. Some wind distortion. 00:31:06 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:37 End of 026741, field tape 832, side B.

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026742/ field tape 833, side A Performer/speaker(s): Myrtle Apetyarr, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Lena Skinner





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Language elicitation ‘Megafiles – n’ with Lena Skinner (LS), Myrtle Apetyarr (MA), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HCP) at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 13 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:18 The location, date and names of the interviewees present are announced. 00:00:31 Pause. 00:00:33 Conversation in language, barring a mention in English of the word ‘eyebrow’. 00:01:15 Tape off/on. Conversation in language with the word ‘forehead’ mentioned in

English. 00:01:26 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:06 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is a mention in English of the top of

the nose. 00:02:53 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:04:02 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:04:46 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:07:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:38 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:50 Someone mentions that someone else is not ready yet, and the conversation

continues in language. 00:13:05 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. It is noted in English that the interviewees

are looking at a seed pod. 00:13:50 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:15:29 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:43 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:48 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:56 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:21:25 The word ‘angwa’ (spelling?) is discussed, with some discussion in English of being

able to feel a particular lump. There is conversation in language, and a mention in English of HCP pointing under her chin. It is asked if someone can shut ‘him’ up

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too. 00:25:30 Mention in English of a pipe. 00:26:00 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:23 Pause. 00:29:29 Conversation in language. 00:30:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:30 End of 026742, field tape 833, side A

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026743/ field tape 833, side B Performer/speaker(s): Myrtle Apetyarr, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Lena Skinner

Subject keywords: Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation, Music - Church music - Hymns, Choruses and Carols, Art - Painting

Language/people: Anmatyerre language (C8.1), Kaytetye (C13), Arrernte / Aranda people (C8)


Recording quality: Fair – regular wind distortion.

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Language elicitation ‘megafiles – n’ with Lena Skinner (LS), Myrtle Apetyarr (MA), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HCP) at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 13 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:21 Tape cuts into conversation in language. 00:02:04 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:04:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:12 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:06:14 Pause. 00:06:39 Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:12:00 Tape off/on. Conversation in language 00:13:11 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:14:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is a mention in English of ‘reaching

under the arms’. 00:15:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:36 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:16:08 Tape off/on. Conversation in language with a mention in English of church. Wind

distortion. 00:16:58 The interviewees are asked by MT what the ‘bible songs’ are called. 00:17:11 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. MT mentions the ‘Western

Arrernte/Aranda (C8) mob’, and songs. 00:18:43 Discussion of the words ‘arinya’ (spelling?) and ‘arnina’ (spelling?), followed by

conversation in language. 00:20:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:49 One of the interviewees exclaims ‘You got to sing ‘em loud’. Conversation continues

in language. 00:23:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:23:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:23:53 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Wind distortion. 00:27:46 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:19 There is a mention in English of singing something properly, followed by a

discussion in language. 00:31:29 Mention in English of painting. 00:31:31 End of 026743, field tape 833, side B.

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026744/ field tape 852, side A Performer/speaker(s): Tommy Thompson, Jackie Tywekertaye

Subject keywords: History - Oral history, Employment - Conditions - Wages - Stolen wages - Compensation and reparations,

Language/people: Kaytetye (C13) language

Places: Tara / Neutral Junction (Central NT SF53-06)

Recording quality: Fair to good – some wind distortion.

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Oral history interview with Tommy Thompson (TT) and Jackie Tywekertaye (JT) at Neutral Junction Station, Northern Territory, 28 November 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:17 There is the sound of pigs snorting in the background. One interviewee who is not

identified on the recording speaks in language. 00:00:37 Pause. 00:00:39 He continues to speak in language. There is some slight wind distortion. 00:04:17 MT asks who was doing the work with him. He responds in language. 00:05:47 Pause. 00:05:56 He continues to speak in language. 00:07:24 Tape distortion. The above interviewee continues to speak in language. 00:08:13 MT asks about rations. He responds in language. Both JT and TT converse in

language. 00:09:20 MT asks whether someone stayed at the house, or went out working with him. One

of the interviewees responds in language. 00:10:04 Both interviewees speak in language. Significant wind distortion in parts. 00:10:55 MT asks another interviewee, who is not identified on the recording, if he wants to

say anything. He speaks in language. There is some wind distortion in parts. 00:17:43 Pause. 00:17:49 Interviewee continues to speak in language. There is some wind distortion. 00:23:44 Pause. 00:23:51 Interviewee continues to speak in language. Some wind distortion in the background. 00:28:11 Tapping noise in background. 00:31:40 End of 026744, field tape 852, side A.

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026745/ field tape 852, side B Performer/speaker(s): Tommy Thompson, Jackie Tywekertaye

Personal subject(s): Don Roth

Subject keywords: History - Oral history, Employment – Conditions, Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Gardening


Places: Tara / Neutral Junction (Central NT SF53-06), Barrow Creek (Central NT SF53-06)

Recording quality: Fair – some wind distortion and another conversation in the background.

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Oral history interview with Tommy Thompson (TT) and Jackie Tywekertaye (JT) at Neutral Junction Station, Northern Territory, 28 November 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:19 Conversation continues on from previous field tape. TT speaks in language. A

woman’s voice can be heard in the background, along with a tapping noise, and wind distortion.

00:02:34 MT asks TT how many people were in the stock camp or station and TT discusses this, and speaks further of the camp. There is a mention of JT having been at the camp too.

00:04:38 MT asks about Tara, and mentions the stock camp and another camp. There is a discussion about goats at the station. Wind distortion.

00:08:08 Mention of a non-Indigenous man who would ‘catch the kids’. 00:09:36 Discussion of Don Roth and his grandfather. 00:11:26 Discussion about the garden at the station, mostly in language. 00:18:11 Further discussion of Don Roth. 00:19:00 Discussion about building fences. 00:20:45 The voice of an unidentified female can be heard in the background of the recording. 00:22:19 JT speaks in language. The unidentified female can still be heard in the background. 00:24:21 JT and TT converse in language. Some wind distortion. 00:26:36 Tape distortion. Conversation in language continues. 00:27:44 Tape distortion. MT mentions Barrow Creek. 00:29:05 MT asks about whether particular non-Indigenous men were considered dangerous.

Conversation continues in language, with significant wind distortion. 00:31:42 End of 026745, field tape 852, side B.

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026746/ field tape 856, side A Performer/speaker(s): Tommy Thompson and an unidentified male

Personal subject(s): George Agius, Aunty Emily, Yewie/ Hughey Harper, Harry Henty, Little Birdy Jack, Deenby (Dingledingle – spelling?)), Jaynabida (spelling?), George Masters (Dangari – spelling?), Dan, Flora.

Subject keywords: History - Oral history, Law enforcement - Offences – Murder, Health - Infectious diseases – Influenza, Employment - Conditions


Places: Alice Springs (Alice Springs SF53-14), Barrow Creek map area (Central NT SF53-06), Lander River map area (SF5-301), Tara / Neutral Junction (Central NT SF53-06), Bonney Well map area (SF53-02).

Recording quality: Fair to good – radio on and other conversations in the background.

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Interview with Tommy Thompson (TT) and an unidentified male at Warlpiri Camp/ Ilperle-Tyathe, Northern Territory, 23 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:00 Pause. 00:00:17 MT discusses how to use the tape recorder, and of taking the recorder to be fixed. 00:00:54 TT speaks of a crime that occurred at Nine Mile Waterhole, and a Kaytetye man

named Lumbatna (spelling?) who was caught there. TT speaks of three other Indigenous men who had spent time in gaol. He speaks further of Jaynabida (spelling?) who was one of the three men. The unidentified male interviewee speaks up at times throughout the conversation.

00:02:17 TT describes the crime, an attempted murder. He mentions Barrow Creek and that the police caught those who committed the crime.

00:05:15 An unidentified woman interrupts and asks TT why he’s not going outside, general conversation ensues.

00:05:45 MT asks TT about Jaynabida (spelling?), where he was from. TT and unidentified male mention Hanson River, and discuss the crime further.

00:09:03 Discussion of a man from Barrow Creek who taught George Agius (spelling?) blacksmithing. There is a mention of Aunty Emily. There is discussion of a blacksmith named Yewie/Hughey Harper (spelling?) and mention of his shop.

00:10:30 TT discusses lime taken from Barrow Creek, and crushing it for use in building works.

00:11:38 MT asks what happened to Jaynabida (spelling?), TT mentions that he died near Barrow Creek, and briefly discusses several of his relatives.

00:12:45 TT discusses the influenza outbreak which swept through the region during World War II (circa 1940), and of many of the older people dying from this. He briefly discusses his experience when he caught it as a young man.

00:13:55 MT tests the recording, and there is some general discussion about the quality of what is played on the radio. TT discusses the murder of Harry Henty by Little Birdy Jack. TT mentions Neutral (Junction). Roy (no surname) enters, general conversation briefly with TT. TT discusses Harry Henty further.

00:16:41 Tape distortion. General conversation followed by a brief discussion about Roy.

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00:17:20 Further discussion of Harry Henty during 1924. TT discusses droving cattle. Roy asks for a cigarette, general conversation around this briefly. The conversation comes back to the cattle, mention of Kurundi (Station). TT speaks of a man named Deenby, or ’Dingledingle’ (spelling?).

00:21:22 TT speaks of George Masters, who was called Dangari (spelling?) by the local Indigenous people. Hatcher’s Creek. TT alleges that he was poisoned while in gaol. He speaks of the tracker who was involved in the case at the time.

00:25:29 Tape off/on. Conversation continues; mention of George Masters’ son Dan and his mother Flora. There is an unidentified male talking in the background throughout, which makes it difficult to hear TT at parts.

00:27:45 Pause. 00:27:56 TT briefly engages in general conversation with someone about smoking. He then

speaks of being born at Barrow Creek on 9 February, 1915. There is another conversation that can be heard in the background TT speaks briefly of his grandmother living at Neutral Junction and of when the station started. Mention of his granny living at Neutral. Mention of what year they started at Neutral Junction. TT also briefly discusses his grandmother’s mother.


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026747/ field tape 856, side B Performer/speaker(s): Tommy Thompson

Subject keywords: Literature and stories


Places: Alice Springs map area (SF53-14)


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Interview with Tommy Thompson (TT) Warlpiri Camp/ Ilperle Tyathe, Northern Territory, 23 June 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:16 Recording cuts into TT speaking. He announces that he will speak in language, and

explains why he thinks this language project is important. 00:00:54 TT proceeds to talk in the Kaytetye (C13) language. He mentions Jenny Green and

Myfany Turpin in amongst this. 00:02:50 Tape off/on. TT continues in language and discusses Alison Ross briefly. He also

mentions the words ‘story book’ and ‘history book’ in amongst his conversation in language.


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026748/ field tape 857, side A Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Mary Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan,

Kitty Peltharr, ‘Gladdie (??) Mpetyan’, Lena Ngal





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Language elicitation with Rita Ngal (RN), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Kitty Peltharr (KP), Connie Ngal (CN), ‘Gladdie (??) Mpetyan (GM), Rita Peltharr (RP), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Mary Ngal (MN), Lena Ngal (LN) at Laramba/ Napperby, Northern Territory, 9 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:17 JG announces the location, date and interviewees present. She notes that they will be

referring to page 32 of Western Anmatyerre wordlist. 00:00:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. A woman who not identified in the recording

speaks. 00:03:01 The sound of a car motor can be heard in the background, while the conversation

continues on in language. 00:03:53 Tape distortion. Conversation in language, with a mention of ‘knees’ in English. 00:04:16 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:05:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:14 JG mentions bending legs back in English, in amongst a conversation in language. 00:07:04 Pause. 00:07:07 Conversation continues in language. 00:09:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Some minor wind distortion. 00:14:47 JG refers to RoN directly, and she speaks in language. 00:16:55 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:17:23 Tape off/on. Conversation with another unidentified woman in language. A child’s

voice can be heard in the background at places. 00:19:17 Tape off/on. Conversation with several unidentified women in language. 00:19:50 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. A child can be heard in the

background. 00:20:28 Pause. 00:20:33 Conversation in language resumes. 00:21:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:23:50 Pronunciation elicitation in language. 00:24:21 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:27:07 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:31 End of 026748, field tape 857, side A.

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026749/ field tape 857, side B Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Mary Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan,

Kitty Peltharr, Gladdie (??) Mpetyan, Lena Ngal





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Language elicitation with Rita Ngal (RN), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Kitty Peltharr (KP), Connie Ngal (CN), Gladdie(?) Mpetyan (GM), Rita Peltharr (RP), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Mary Ngal (MN), Lena Ngal (LN) at Napperby, Northern Territory, 9 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:15 Conversation continues on from previous archive tape. Some slight wind distortion. 00:02:16 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with another woman not identified on the

recording. 00:04:16 Tape off/on. Conversation in language with another unidentified woman. 00:06:09 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:25 Tape off/on. Language elicitation. Conversation in language. 00:15:59 Mention of scraping something. Conversation continues in language. 00:17:19 Pause. 00:17:23 Conversation in language. 00:19:43 Tape off/on. Language elicitation, conversation in language. 00:20:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language with another woman not identified on the

recording. 00:21:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:41 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The word ‘alumya’ (spelling?) is discussed,

and there is mention in English of ‘legs out straight’ and stretching out. 00:23:54 Pause. 00:23:55 Conversation continues and there is mention of word in language for ‘clenched up’

and ‘curling it up and bringing it back in’. Conversation in language continues. 00:25:04 Pause. 00:25:06 Conversation continues in language. 00:26:42 Pause. 00:26:46 Conversation continues in language. 00:27:59 Language elicitation. There is a mention in English of whistling. 00:28:55 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:30:31 Language elicitation in language. 00:31:33 End of 026749, field tape 857, side B.

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026750/ field tape 858, side A Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Mary Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan,

Kitty Peltharr, Gladdie(?) Mpetyan, Lena Ngal





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Language elicitation with Rita Ngal (RN), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Kitty Peltharr (KP), Connie Ngal (CN), Gladdie(?) Mpetyan (GM), Rita Peltharr (RP), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Mary Ngal (MN), Lena Ngal (LN) at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 10 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:15 Recording cuts into a conversation in language. JG announces the location, date and

interviewees present. She notes that they will be referring to page 35 of the wordlist. 00:00:48 Conversation commences in language with a female not identified on the recording. 00:03:57 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:04:33 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:09:53 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:19 Mention by JG of the phrase ‘on the shoulder’. Conversation continues in language. 00:14:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The word ‘run’ is mentioned in English. 00:17:48 Tape off/on. Language elicitation in language. 00:21:39 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:24 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:24:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:29 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:18 End of 026750, field tape 858, side A.

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026751/ field tape 858, side B Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Mary Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan,

Kitty Peltharr, Gladdie(?) Mpetyan, Lena Ngal





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Language elicitation with Rita Ngal (RN), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Kitty Peltharr (KP), Connie Ngal (CN), Gladdie(?) Mpetyan (GM), Rita Peltharr (RP), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Mary Ngal (MN), Lena Ngal (LN) at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 10 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:13 Pause. 00:00:34 Recording cuts into conversation in language. 00:03:30 JG refers to Rita (no surname referred to) who proceeds to speak in language. 00:04:54 End of 026751, field tape 858, side B.

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026752/ field tape 859, side A Performer/speaker(s): Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Mary Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan, Elsie Mpetyan





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Language elicitation with Rita Peltharr (RP), Connie Ngal (CN), Mary Ngal (MN), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Elsie Mpetyan (EM), at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 8 August, 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:15 JG tests the recording equipment. 00:00:28 Pause. 00:00:36 JG announces location, date and interviewees present. 00:00:52 Pause. 00:00:54 JG notes that they are referring to page 29 of the Western Anmatyerre wordlist.

Conversation commences in language, although none of the women speaking are specifically identified by name on the recording.

00:01:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:15 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:29 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:04:08 JG mentions something being ‘sideways’ in English, in amongst the conversation

which is otherwise in language. 00:05:10 Pause. 00:05:15 Conversation in language continues. 00:08:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:13 Pause. 00:09:19 Conversation continues in language. 00:10:43 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:11 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:28 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:51 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:31 Pause. 00:18:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:23:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:24:43 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The sound of birds chirping can be heard in

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00:26:53 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:37 Pause. 00:27:43 Conversation in language resumes. 00:29:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:29 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:34 End of 026752, field tape 859, side A.

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026753/ field tape 859, side B Performer/speaker(s): Rita Peltharr, Connie Ngal, Mary Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan, Elsie Mpetyan




Recording quality: Fair to good – with some regular stopping and starting throughout.

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Language elicitation with Rita Peltharr (RP), Connie Ngal (CN), Mary Ngal (MN), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Elsie Mpetyan (EM), at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 8 August, 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:01:11 Recording cuts in to continuation of conversation in language from the previous

archive recording. 00:02:32 Pause. 00:02:35 Conversation continues in language. 00:03:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:04:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:04:55 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:56 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:42 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:07 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:36 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:16:12 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:44 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:17:15 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:09 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:25 Pause. 00:21:28 Conversation in language continues. 00:22:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:23:35 Tape off/on. One of the female interviewees who is not identified on the recording

coughs. Conversation in language. 00:28:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:07 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:29 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:32 End of 026753, field tape 859, side B.

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026754/ field tape 860, side A Performer/speaker(s): Connie Ngal, Mary Ngal , Nancy Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr





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Language elicitation with Rita Peltharr (RP), Connie Ngal (CN) Nancy Mpetyan (NM) and Mary Ngal (MN) Napperby, Northern Territory, 8 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:16 JG announces the location and date of the interview. She notes that they are referring

to page 30 of the Western Anmatyerre wordlist. 00:00:47 Conversation commences in language. A woman who is not identified by name on

the recording whispers in language. 00:01:48 Pause. 00:01:51 Conversation continues in language. 00:02:28 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:03:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:70 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:08:43 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:14:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:30 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:03 JG mentions ‘lots of hand sewing’ in amongst the conversation in language. 00:18:52 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:35 The sound of a car motor is heard in the background. The conversation continues

over this in language. 00:19:56 JG addresses MN who commences speaking in language. 00:20:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:51 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with coughing heard in the background. 00:22:23 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:24:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:24:55 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:26:13 Language elicitation in language. 00:27:13 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:28:02 End of 026754, field tape 860, side A.

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026755/ field tape 860, side B Performer/speaker(s): Connie Ngal, Mary Ngal , Nancy Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr, Rosy Ngal, Rita

Ngal, Kitty Peltharr, Lena Ngal




Recording quality: Good – some minor distortions at times.

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Language elicitation with Connie Ngal (CN), Mary Ngal (MN), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Rita Peltharr (RP), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Rita Ngal (RN), Kitty Peltharr (KP), Lena Ngal (LN) at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 9 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:43 The recording cuts into a general chorus of overlapping conversations. JG announces

the date, location and interviewees present. She also notes that they are referring to page 31 of the wordlist.

00:01:14 Pause. 00:01:18 Conversation commences in language. 00:01:31 JG refers to Rita (but does not specify a surname) who speaks in language. 00:02:17 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:51 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:28 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:07 Pause. 00:11:12 Conversation in language. 00:12:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:14:08 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:21 Conversation regarding the word ‘pendalp’ (spelling?) in language. 00:18:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:23 Wind distortion on recording. Conversation continues in language, with a mention by

JG of the term ‘cross-legged’. 00:20:33 JG mentions ‘lying on your side with your legs scrunched up’, with the conversation

continuing otherwise in language. Wind distortion in background. 00:21:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:56 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:13 End of 026755, field tape 860, side B.

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026756/ field tape 861, side A Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Conie Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Nancy

Mpetyan, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal





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Description

Language elicitation with Rita Ngal (RN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Connie Ngal (CN), Gladdie Mpetyan (GM), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Lega Ngal (LN), and Mary Ngal (MN) at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 9 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:15 Jenny Green announces the location, date and interviewees present. She notes that

they are referring to page 34 of the Western Anmatyerre wordlist. 00:00:45 Conversation commences in language. 00:04:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:05 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:47 Pause. 00:09:50 Conversation continues in language. 00:11:09 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:24:04 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:28:23 Pause. 00:28:28 Conversation continues in language. 00:30:36 End of 026756, field tape 861, side A

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026757/ field tape 861, side B Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Conie Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Nancy

Mpetyan, Lena Ngal, Mary Ngal





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Description

Language elicitation with Rita Ngal (RN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Conie Ngal (CN), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Gladdie Mpetyan (GM), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Lena Ngal (LN), Mary Ngal (RN) at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 9 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:54 Recording cuts into a conversation in language, following on from previous archive

tape. None of the speakers throughout are identified specifically on the recording. 00:10:33 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:34 JG refers to ‘Rita’, however does not specify whether this is RN or RP. Rita

commences speaking in language. 00:15:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language continues. 00:15:35 End of 026757, field tape 861, side B.

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026758/ field tape 862, side A Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Kitty Ngal, Mary Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Connie

Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan, Lena Ngal





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Description

Language elicitation with Rita Ngal (RN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Kitty Ngal (KN), Mary Ngal (MN), Gladdie Mpetyan (GM), Connie Ngal (CN), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Lena Ngal (LN), at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 9 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:19 JG notes the location, date, and names the interviewees present. She notes that they

are referring to page 33 of the Western Anmatyerre wordlist. 00:00:46 Conversation commences in language. None of the women speaking throughout are

identified specifically by name on the recording. 00:02:46 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:09 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:47 Pause. 00:09:52 Conversation continues in language. 00:11:48 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:51 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. A car can be heard faintly in the background. 00:14:36 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:32 JG asks ‘Why?’ in English, and receives a response in language. 00:16:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with the sound of a car driving past in the

background. 00:17:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:35 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:12 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:04 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:24:04 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:44 Tape distortion. Conversation continues. 00:25:53 Tape on/off. Conversation in language. 00:28:15 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:24 Mention by JG in English of ‘covering the foot’. Conversation continues in language. 00:31:28 End of 026758, field tape 862, side A.

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026759/ field tape 862, side B Performer/speaker(s): Rita Ngal, Rita Peltharr, Kitty Peltharr, Mary Ngal, Gladdie(?) Mpetyan,

Connie Ngal, Rosy Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan, Lena Ngal





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Description

Language elicitation with Rita Ngal (RN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Kitty Peltharr (KP) Mary Ngal (MN), Gladdie(?) Mpetyan (GM), Connie Ngal (CN), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Lena Ngal (LN), at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 9 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:28 Conversation continues on in language from the previous archive tape. 00:01:29 JG elicits word pronunciation. Conversation continues in language. 00:04:26 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:46 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:08:19 A bird whistling can be heard in the background. The conversation continues in

language. 00:08:53 Pause. 00:08:55 Conversation continues in language. 00:10:20 Tape off/on. JG mentions a story in English, but does not elaborate. Conversation

continues in language 00:11:05 JG mentions the phrase ‘slip down’, the unidentified interviewee agrees and laughs,

then continues in language. 00:11:29 Pronunciation elicitation, JG addresses RN specifically. ‘slipped down the creek’ RN

agrees 00:11:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:47 Tape distortion, tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:52 There is a mention of something ‘nice’. Conversation continues in language. 00:23:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:24 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:41 Conversation continues in language, with the sound of a bird calling in the

background. 00:27:56 Pause. 00:28:00 Conversation in language. 00:30:50 End of 026759, field tape 862, side B.

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026760/ 863, side A Performer/speaker(s): Mary Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Kitty Peltharr, Rosy

Ngal, Lena Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan, Connie Ngal





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Description

Language elicitation with Rita Ngal (RN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Kitty Peltharr (KP), Mary Ngal (MN), Gladdie Mpetyan (GM), Connie Ngal (CN), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Lena Ngal (LN), at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 10 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:17 JG announces the date, location and interviewees present. She notes they are

referring to page 34 of Western Anmatyerre wordlist. 00:00:39 Conversation commences in language. Those speaking are not identified specifically,

unless noted otherwise below. 00:02:03 Pause. 00:02:07 Conversation continues in language. 00:03:31 Tape off/on in several instances in short succession. Conversation in language. 00:06:35 Pause. 00:06:38 Conversation continues in language. 00:07:33 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Some wind distortion. 00:09:10 Language elicitation ‘Can you say that one?’ JG mentions ‘pushing’ and the

conversation continues in language. 00:09:54 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Some limited wind distortion in background. 00:14:49 Pause. 00:14:56 Conversation in language. Some wind distortion. 00:16:17 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:58 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:17 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:39 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:12 End of 026760, field tape 863, side A.

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026761/ field tape 863, side B Performer/speaker(s): Mary Ngal, Gladdie Mpetyan, Rita Peltharr, Rita Ngal, Kitty Peltharr, Rosy

Ngal, Lena Ngal, Nancy Mpetyan, Connie Ngal





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Description

Language elicitation with Rita Ngal (RN), Rita Peltharr (RP), Kitty Peltharr (KP), Mary Ngal (MN), Gladdie Mpetyan (GM), Connie Ngal (CN), Rosy Ngal (RoN), Nancy Mpetyan (NM), Lena Ngal (LN), at Laramba/Napperby, Northern Territory, 10 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:45 The conversation continues on in language from previous archive tape. 00:04:14 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:44 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:42 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:58 Pause. 00:16:02 Conversation in language. 00:17:23 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:18:24 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:11 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:06 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:48 Pause. 00:21:50 Conversation in language continues. 00:23:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:24:41 JG refers to RoN directly, and she speaks in language. 00:25:35 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:28 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:30:49 End of 026761, field tape 863, side B.

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026762/ field tape 868, side A Performer/speaker(s): Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Blanche Ross, Lena Pwerle, Lowie Pwerle,

Patsy Mpetyan





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Language elicitation (Megas) with Gracie Mpetyan (GM), Fanny Mpetyan (FM), Blanche Ross (BR) at Stirling, Northern Territory, 22 August 2000.,

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:16 MT announces the date, location and interviewees present. She notes that they are

referring to page 643 of ‘megas’. 00:00:33 Conversation in language commences. 00:01:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language 00:01:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:28 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:48 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:52 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:27 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. A bird call can be heard in the

background. 00:09:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:42 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:14:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:19 Mention of something brown by one of the interviewees, who is not identified by

name on the recording. 00:17:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:45 MK addresses BR directly and she speaks in language. 00:19:12 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:23 MT addresses FM directly; she speaks in language. 00:20:18 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:20:52 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:02 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:05 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:52 Pronunciation elicitation with a female interviewee not identified by name on the

recording. 00:24:14 Pause. 00:24:20 Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Lena Pwerle (LP), Lowie Pwerle

(LoP), Patsy Mpetyan (PM) and Fanny Mpetyan (FM), at Stirling, Northern

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Territory on 23 August 2000. 00:24:44 Conversation commences in language. 00:26:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:55 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:27 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:53 Pronunciation elicitation with a female interviewee not directly identified on the

recording, and then with BR. 00:31:23 MT mentions the phrase ‘pass away’. Conversation continues in language. 00:32:00 Discussion in language about something ‘yellow’. 00:33:10 Tape distortion, conversation in language. 00:36:52 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:40:06 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:41:08 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:42:55 JG notes that MT is ‘behind the tank’ and can’t see. 00:43:45 JG notes MT is returning from the scrub. Conversation continues in language. 00:45:04 Tape off/on. Conversation mostly in language continues. 00:46:34 Tape off/on, conversation in language. 00:47:14 End of 026762, field tape 868, side A.

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026763/ field tape 868, side B Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Lena Pwerle, Lowie Pwerle, Patsy Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan.




Recording quality: Fair – multiple stops and starts throughout

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Description

Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Lena Pwerle (LP), Lowie Pwerle (LP), Patsy Mpetyan (PM), and Fanny Mpetyan (FM), at Stirling, Northern Territory, 23 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:14 Recording cuts into conversation in language, following on from the previous archive

tape. 00:00:58 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:02:12 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:03:09 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:03:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:05:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:55 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:38 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:54 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:03 Pause. 00:09:04 Conversation resumes in language. 00:09:38 Mention in English by JG of ‘brushing your hair’, in amongst conversation in

language. 00:10:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:38 Tape distortion, conversation continues in language. 00:13:00 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:19 Tape distortion, conversation continues. 00:15:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:33 JG mentions the word ‘story’ in English, in amongst a conversation otherwise in

language. 00:18:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:18 MT specifically addresses BR. Conversation in language. 00:19:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:50 Mention on a crossing and lunchtime. 00:20:14 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:31 JG mentions a ‘green one’ in amongst conversation in language. 00:22:38 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:24:05 Tape distortion, conversation continues in language. 00:27:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language.

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00:28:48 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:18 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:29:56 Pause. 00:29:59 Conversation continues in language. 00:30:48 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:07 Tape off/on. MT makes mention of a story in English, in amongst a conversation in

language. 00:31:29 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:55 JG asks about ‘a week, a month’, in amongst conversation in language. 00:33:58 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:36:56 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:38:39 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. 00:39:54 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:41:28 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:42:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. MT refers to PM directly. 00:42:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:43:26 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:43:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:43:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:44:17 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:45:35 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:45:48 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:47:14 End of 026733, field tape 868, side B.

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026764/ field tape 869, side A Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan


Language/people: Anmatyerre language (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13)



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Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Gracie Mpetyan (GM) and Fanny Mpetyan (FM), at Stirling, Northern Territory, 25 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:17 MT announces the tape number, and notes that they will be referring to page 719

throughout this recording. She also announces the location, date and interviewees present.

00:00:36 A conversation in language commences. 00:01:53 MT asks ‘what colour’ in amongst the conversation in language. 00:01:58 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:07:42 Tape distortion, with conversation continuing in language. 00:10:29 MT mentions a ‘pussy cat’ in amongst conversation in language. 00:10:33 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:11:31 MT addresses BR directly for a response, which is given in language. 00:11:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:10 The sound of a metal door slamming shut, followed by a brief tape distortion.

Conversation continuing in language. 00:12:56 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:45 Tape distortion. Conversation in language. There is the sound of a car motor revving

in the background. 00:13:54 Tape off/on. Conversation and noise from the motor continue. 00:14:48 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:25 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:51 End of 026764/ field tape 869, side A.

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026765/ field tape 870, side A Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl, Lowie

Pwerle





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Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Gracie Mpetyan (GM), Fanny Mpetyan (FM), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HCP) Lowie Pwerle (LP) at Stirling, Northern Territory, 22 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:15 MT tests the recording. She announces the location, date and names of the

interviewees present. A conversation in language can be heard in the background. MT notes they are referring to ‘megas, page 633’.

00:00:48 Conversation in language. 00:02:29 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:06:03 MT asks ‘How many?’ in amongst a conversation in language. Language elicitation

with HCP, who MT addresses directly. 00:06:30 Pause. 00:06:35 Conversation continues in language. 00:06:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, with BR being addressed directly by MT and

speaking in language. 00:07:30 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:51 Mention by MT of a ‘small one’ in amongst conversation in language. 00:11:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:12:11 ‘But what about if… animal…’ in amongst conversation in language. 00:15:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:19 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:18:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:21:07 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:40 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:23:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. The sound of a car driving by can be heard in

the background. 00:23:34 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:25:17 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:59 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:28:32 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. MT addresses BR specifically, who speaks in

language. 00:29:17 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. A dog can be heard barking in the

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background. 00:30:51 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:32:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:32:41 Language elicitation with HCP and GM in language. 00:33:10 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:33:44 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:33:55 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:34:28 Further language elicitation with HCP. 00:35:06 Dog barking and howling in background of recording. 00:36:19 JG asks ‘You working?’ Conversation continues in language. 00:36:54 Language elicitation with BR, in language. 00:37:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:37:49 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:38:41 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:39:36 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:42:02 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:43:14 Tape off/on. Conversation in language with HCP. 00:43:43 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:43:49 Tape distortion, conversation continues in language. 00:44:47 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:46:00 Pause. 00:46:00 Conversation continues in language. 00:47:08 JG addresses GM who responds in language. 00:47:21 End of 026765/ field tape 870, side A.

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026766/ field tape 870, side B Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl




Recording quality: fair

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Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Gracie Mpetyan (GM), Hilda ‘Cookie’ Pwerl (HCP) and Fanny Mpetyan (FM), at Stirling, Northern Territory, 22 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:19 Conversation and language elicitation continues on from previous archive recording,

all in language. HCP is addressed directly. 00:01:52 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. Some background noise and

wind distortion can be heard. 00:03:56 MT elicits word pronunciation from FM, BR and HCP, and they reply in language. 00:06:18 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. HCP is referred to directly and

she speaks in language. 00:07:09 The sound of a car motor can be heard in the background of the conversation. 00:08:44 Tape off/on, conversation in language. Other conversations and children shouting

can be heard in the background. 00:09:10 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. Other conversations and a car

motor can be heard in the background. 00:09:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:10:01 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:12:43 JG asks ‘If I do something like this…’ A scraping noise is heard, followed by

conversation in language. 00:16:47 ‘Sorry, sorry’ conversation continues in language. 00:22:13 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:27:56 Tape distortion, conversation continues in language. 00:29:58 Tape off/on. A buzzing noise can be heard in the background. 00:30:36 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:32:38 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:35:44 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:36:22 ‘Like, in English, lively…’ conversation continues in language. 00:37:35 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:39:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:40:46 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:41:23 Tape distortion; conversation in language. 00:44:10 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:45:52 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:46:41 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. Some light wind distortion. 00:47:23 End of 26766, field tape 870, side B.

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026767/ field tape 871, side A Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Lena Pwerle





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Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Gracie Mpetyan (GM), Lena Pwerle (LP) and Fanny Mpetyan (FM),at Stirling, Northern Territory, 24 August, 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:15 JG announces the date and location. She notes they are referring to page 675 of ‘the

megas’. 00:00:41 Conversation commences in language. 00:01:37 Tape pause. 00:01:40 Conversation resumes. 00:02:50 Tape off/on. The sound of a car motor can be heard in the background. 00:03:02 Conversation in language continues. 00:03:15 JG addresses GM directly, who replies in language. JG comments ‘So that’s a person

going in the opposite direction, of the water, so upstream…’ and conversation continues in language.

00:05:22 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. 00:06:28 The sound of a dog yelping and an unidentified man’s voice can be heard in the

background. 00:08:57 Tape distortion; conversation continues mostly in language, with JG ‘What is they

turn around this way?’ conversation continues in language. 00:10:56 Tape distortion; conversation continues in language. A door opening and closing can

be heard in the background. 00:13:45 ‘He’s already cooked’. Conversation continues in language. 00:14:48 JG addresses LP directly, and she replies in language. 00:19:04 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. Another conversation can be

heard in the background. 00:19:36 Tape off/on. Conversation in language continues. 00:20:26 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:21:55 Dogs barking can be heard in the background. 00:22:24 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:43 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:15 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:30 End of 026767, field tape 871, side A.

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026768/ field tape 871, side B Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Lena Pwerle


Language/people: Anmatyerre (C8.1) and Kaytetye (C13) languages



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Description

Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Gracie Mpetyan (GM), Lena Pwerle (LP) and Fanny Mpetyan (FM),at Stirling, Northern Territory, 24 August, 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:15 The tape cuts into a conversation in language, continuing on from the previous

archive recording. 00:02:06 Tape off/on. Conversation in language continues. 00:06:42 Tape distortion. Conversation in language continues. Children can be heard playing

and talking in the background. 00:07:20 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:11 JG notes “Like a carriageway…’ conversation continues on. One of the women

(unidentified) speaks in a hushed voice. 00:13:05 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language, some slight wind distortion and

children playing can be heard in the background. 00:15:20 Tape distortion, conversation continues in language. 00:17:02 Pause. 00:17:05 Conversation resumes in language. 00:19:00 MT asks “Is it moving, or just still?’ conversation continues in language. 00:20:25 Tape off/on, conversation continues in language. Scraping noise in the background. 00:21:16 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:23:42 MT asks ‘Is that the stones? Can you say that one?’ 00:25:27 Tape distortion, conversation continues in language. 00:26:13 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:04 Tape off/on. Conversation continues, a car motor can be heard in the background. 00:30:43 Tape off/on, the sound of children playing and another conversation can be heard in

the background. 00:31:31 End of 026768, field tape 871, side B.

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026769/ field tape 872, side A Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Lena Pwerle, Lowie Pwerle,

Patsy Mpetyan





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Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Gracie Mpetyan (GM), Fanny Mpetyan (FM), Lena Pwerle (LP),Lowie Pwerle (LoP), Patsy Mpetyan (PM) at Stirling, Northern Territory, 23 August, 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:19 MT announces the date, the interviewees present, and notes that they are referring to

page 659. 00:00:43 A conversation amongst the women commences in language. 00:01:40 Dog barking and growling. Conversation continues in language. 00:04:49 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:07:10 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language, MT mentions ‘one foot’. 00:07:22 Tape off/on. Conversation continues. 00:08:40 MT asks ‘Can you say that one Patsy?’ PM replies in language, and the conversation

continues. 00:09:22 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:12 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:14:27 MT mentions an insect and an (unidentified) female responds ‘Yeah, a green one’.

Conversation continues in language. 00:16:34 Tape off/on, conversation continues. 00:17:23 End of 026769, field tape 872, side A.

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026770/ field tape 872, side B Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Lena Pwerle, Lowie Pwerle,

Patsy Mpetyan




Recording quality: Fair

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Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Gracie Mpetyan (GM), Fanny Mpetyan (FM), Lena Pwerle (LP),Lowie Pwerle (LoP), Patsy Mpetyan (PM) at Stirling, Northern Territory, 23 August, 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:19 Tape cuts into a conversation in language, which is continued from the previous

archive recording. 00:01:39 MT refers to PM directly, and she replies in language. 00:02:25 Pause. 00:02:30 Language elicitation from page 666 with Blanche Ross (BR) at Stirling, Northern

Territory, 24 August 2000. 00:02:45 Conversation in language with BR. 00:04:56 Mention in amongst conversation in language of ‘family’. 00:05:08 Tape distortion, Conversation continues in language. 00:05:45 MT announces Lena Pwerle (LP), Gracie Mpetyan (GM) and Fanny Mpetyan (FM) as

being present. 00:05:51 Conversation in language. 00:08:14 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:57 ‘Brown one akilya [spelling?]… brown one.. big and little one’. Conversation

continues in language. A door can be heard squeaking in the background. 00:09:25 MT mentions ‘Not sure if he is’, conversation continues on in language. 00:10:50 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:37 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:13:56 Pause. 00:13:59 Conversation in language continues. 00:16:01 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:16:36 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:17:57 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:19:34 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:21:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:22:35 There is a distinct increase in background conversations and general noise, including

a dog yelping. 00:24:23 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is significant background noise,

including other conversations, children playing and a door squeaking. 00:25:09 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:26:17 Tape distortion; conversations continue in language. MT directly addresses BR, who

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responds in language. 00:27:16 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:30:40 Tape distortion, conversation continues. 00:31:37 End of 026770, field tape 872, side B.

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026771/ field tape 873, side A Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Lena Pwerle, Patsy Mpetyan,

Lowie Pwerle




Recording quality: Fair to good – some background noise in parts

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Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Gracie Mpetyan (GM), and Fanny Mpetyan (FM), Lena Pwerle (LP),Lowie Pwerle (LoP), Patsy Mpetyan (PM) at Stirling, Northern Territory, 24 August, 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:17 MT announces that they will be referring to page 691, and lists the interviewees

present and the date. 00:00:33 Conversation commences in language. 00:02:38 Tape off/on. Conversation in language, children playing in the background. MT

refers directly to FM, who responds in language. 00:03:33 Tape distortion. Conversation continues in language. 00:04:57 An unidentified female hushes the children. Conversation continues in language.

‘Same one’. 00:05:43 MT mentions ‘medicine’ and the conversation continues in language. 00:06:03 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:08:12 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:09 ‘Family’ is mentioned, however the conversation continues in language. Children can

be heard playing in the background. 00:11:08 MT mentions ‘Ten, twelve years’ and the conversation continues in language. 00:11:34 MT speaks ‘I’ll go outside’; conversation continues in language. 00:13:07 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:14:16 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:14:26 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:15:40 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. Children can be heard playing in

the background. 00:16:16 Pause. 00:16:22 Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Fanny Mpetyan (FM) and Gracie

Mpetyan (GM) on Friday (no date given), referring to page 702. 00:16:31 Conversation commences in language. There is a mention of ‘flowers’ in English, in

amongst a conversation otherwise in language. 00:17:21 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. Mention by MT of ‘sitting down, looking’. 00:17:46 MT directly addresses BR, who responds in language. 00:19:55 MT mentions ‘new baby’, an unidentified woman echoes this and the conversation

continues in language. BR is then addressed directly and she responds in language. 00:21:45 Tape off/on. Conversation in language.

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00:23:32 LP is addressed directly, and she answers MT in language. 00:25:17 MT speaks directly to BR, who responds in language. 00:27:16 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:27:56 There is a mention of the words ‘school teacher’ and ‘culture’ by MT, conversation

continues otherwise in language. 00:30:46 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:31:38 End of 026771, field tape 873, side A.

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026772/ field tape 873, side B Performer/speaker(s): Blanche Ross, Gracie Mpetyan, Fanny Mpetyan, Lena Pwerle, Patsy Mpetyan,

Lowie Pwerle




Recording quality: fair

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Language elicitation with Blanche Ross (BR), Gracie Mpetayan (GM), Fanny Mpetyan (FM), Lena Pwerle (LP), Patsy Mpetyan (PM) and Lowie Pwerle (LoP) at Stirling, Northern Territory, 24 August 2000.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:08 Pause. 00:00:17 Conversation continues on in language from previous archive tape. 00:00:39 Tape off/on. Conversation in language continues. 00:01:31 MT asks about someone not being able to walk properly, and the conversation

continues in language. 00:04:18 A dog can be heard barking in background. 00:06:43 JG refers specifically to BR and the conversation continues in language. 00:08:04 A scraping noise is heard. The conversation continues. 00:09:54 Tape distortion, conversation continues. 00:10:31 A child can be heard playing in the background. An unidentified interviewee hushes

the child and the conversation continues. 00:11:37 Tape distortion, conversation continues. 00:12:04 Pause 00:12:08 Conversation continues on. 00:14:36 MT mentions ‘medicine’, one of the interviewees repeats this, in amongst

conversation in language. 00:15:03 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:18:39 Tape distortion, conversation continues. 00:20:32 MT addresses BR directly, conversation continues in language. 00:21:04 MT asks ‘what colour? ...or brown?’ Conversation continues in language. 00:22:04 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. There is mention of something fresh. 00:24:29 MT refers to BR directly and the conversation continues. 00:26:46 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:28:29 MT mentions joining something up, and this is repeated by one of the unidentified

interviewees. The conversation continues. 00:31:38 End of archive tape 026772 field tape 873, side B.

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026773/ field tape 896, side A Performer/speaker(s): Peter Young, Carol Thompson, Peter (no surname given)

Personal subject(s): Nellie Fuller, Annie Fuller

Subject keywords: Education - Language - Indigenous languages, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation


Places: Unsire exactly. ‘Kaytetye Communities’ is listed on the field tape report sheet, however no further details are given

Recording quality: Poor – sound is very quiet and fuzzy

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Interview with Peter Young (PY), Carol Thompson (CT) and Peter (no surname given), at Kaytetye communities, Northern Territory.13 June 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:10 Pause. 00:00:18 Recording cuts into an unidentified male speaking in language. Some wind distortion.

CT speaks in English of being involved on the Kaytetye Dictionary Project, and of its importance.

00:02:34 Tape pause. Conversation continues with the previous male interviewee speaking in language. RH mentions his plan to have the statement translated into English at a later date.

00:03:33 Tape off/on. Unidentified male speaking in language. An unidentified female (possibly CT?) can be heard speaking in the background.

00:05:51 Tape distortion. Adjustments are made to the microphone and a conversation continues between unidentified females.

00:08:12 Tape off/on. The microphone is adjusted again, with the sounds of a conversation in language in the background.

00:08:35 Tape distortion; conversation continues. 00:09:06 An unidentified female asks ‘Hello? Is somebody gonna talk?’ Nellie Fuller is

mentioned, in amongst the conversation in the background. 00:09:57 Tape distortion. Conversation continues with an unidentified female speaking over

the conversation in the background. 00:10:48 The sound of a car motor revving can be heard in the background of the

conversation. 00:11:11 Unidentified female mentions Nellie Fuller and Annie Fuller in amongst conversation

in language. 00:15:18 Pause, followed by the sounds of adjusting and testing the microphone. 00:15:33 Conversation continues in language. 00:15:37 End of 026733, field tape 896, side A.

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026774/ field tape 896, side B Performer/speaker(s): Peter Young, Carol Thompson, Peter (no surname given), Nancy Nakkamarra,

Emily Rankine, Velda Naparula Shannon

Subject keywords: Education - Language - Indigenous languages, Language – Linguistics – Language elicitation


Places: Unsire exactly. ‘Kaytetye Communities’ is noted on the field tape report sheet. Mention of Barrow Creek (Central NT SF53-06); Tennant Creek (Central NT SE53-14); Mparntwe / Alice Springs (South Central NT SF53-14)

Recording quality: Poor - sound is very quiet and fuzzy

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Interview with Carol Thompson (CT), Nancy Nakkamarra (NM), Emily Rankine (ER) and Velda Naparula Shannon (VAS) at the Kaytetye communities, Northern Territory. 13 June 1997.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:18 Recording cuts into a conversation, possibly with CT (?). There is a mention of ‘that

country’; however, much of the rest of the conversation is difficult to make out. 00:02:23 Tape distortion. Someone sneezes repeatedly, and the conversation continues, with

another unidentified individual interjecting occasionally throughout the conversation. 00:06:40 RH states ‘It’s ok, ok, talk through there, it’s alright’. Conversation continues in

language. 00:07:22 A high-pitched screeching noise can be heard. The conversation continues. 00:11:08 Tape distortion. An unidentified male speaks in language. 00:16:20 Tape off/on. An unidentified male speaks in language. 00:17:16 Tape off/on. NN introduces herself and proceeds to speak in language. There is

significant wind distortion. 00:18:19 ‘Yeah, you right’. Conversation continues in language. 00:19:09 ER introduces herself, and notes that she was born at Barrow Creek. She speaks of

the importance of the Kaytetye Dictionary Project, and of the elders transmitting knowledge to the younger generations.

00:20:22 VAS speaks of being born at the Araluen community, and of her work at Tenant Creek as a teacher. She briefly discusses her role as a teacher and explains the issues with the lack of resources to teach Kaytete language at school. She discusses the importance of the Kaytetye dictionary project.


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026775/field tape 899, side A Performer/speaker(s): Lena Apwerl, Lena Skinner, Myrtle Apetyarr




Recording quality: Fair to good – some background noise

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Interview with Lena Apwerl, Lena Skinner, Myrtle Apetyarr, on 29 November, 1997, at Newstore, Utopia, Northern Territory.

00:00:00 Archive announcement. 00:00:09 Pause. 00:00:27 JG announces the location, date and interviewees. She notes that they are referring to

p475 of the ‘megas’. 00:00:40 Conversation commences in language. 00:02:00 Lena (no surname mentioned) is addressed directly, and commences speaking in

language. 00:02:27 Pause. 00:02:32 Conversation continues in language. 00:04:12 Tape off/on. Conversation continues in language. 00:06:35 Pause. 00:06:38 Conversation continues in language. 00:07:12 JH speaks ‘In the middle of… below the bank’ 00:07:24 Tape off/on. Conversation in language. 00:09:23 Pause. 00:09:24 Conversation continues in language. 00:09:28 Pause 00:09:31 Conversation continues. 00:10:46 Tape distortion, conversation continues. 00:13:00 JG refers to Lena directly (however no surname is mentioned) and she speaks in

language. 00:13:15 Tape distortion, conversation continues. 00:16:07 JG ‘It’s the heel’, conversation continues in language. 00:18:38 Pause. 00:18:43 Conversation continues in language. 00:19:00 JG ‘What colour?’ conversation continues in language. 00:20:07 Tape off/on, conversation continues in language. Mention of something green in

amongst conversation in language. 00:21:30 End of 026775, field tape 899, side A.

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